# The cost of a healthy diet

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-a-healthy-diet/321623>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 14, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-a-healthy-diet/321623 "2005-09-14T17:06:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-a-healthy-diet/321623/61 "2005-09-16T04:08:16Z")

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> [@groman](#):
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> Am I just misunderstanding the situation? Are there inner city residences with no grocery store in a 2 mile radius?

No, you’re not misunderstanding anything. We never want to admit that the problems encountered by a poor person are by-and-large their own fault. Instead, we have a tendency to seek out external reasons to absolve them of personal responsibility.

I grew up in Dayton, OH. I know Dayton well. Put me dead-center in the poorest section of Dayton, and I can guarantee you I can find fresh fruits and vegetables within a 10-minute walk.

However much we want to believe it’s true, the reason poor people do not eat a healthy diet is _not_ due to “limited access” of healthy food. Healthy food can be easily acquired; the problem is that they don’t want it.

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**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-of-a-healthy-diet/321623/62 "2005-09-16T10:42:02Z")

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> [@WhyNot](#):
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> Again, way too far out there for anyone without a car.

Or a bicycle with panniers. You’d be amazed what I can fit in my panniers - 40 lbs. of stuff is not a stretch, and because they are well-balanced, it doesn’t even feel like carrying 40 lbs. of groceries. Yay to whomever invented the wheel. 🙂

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