Junk Food Is Apparently More Spenno Than Healthy Food [Video]

The pain of grocery shopping as a young person while trying to save money for fun, travel or a house (hell no) can feel insurmountable during an ongoing cost of living crisis. Trying to be healthy can look a lot like picking up a punnet of blueberries that costs nearly $10 and placing them quickly back down. According to a new study however, shopping for healthier foods can actually save Aussie households up to $150 a fortnight. Please tell me more.

A recent study led by the health promotions team at South West Healthcare in Victoria, found that healthy eating is actually more affordable than the average Australian diet, which doesn’t fall within the Australian Dietary Guidelines.

Those guidelines include the five serves of vegetables a day recommendation that you were most likely taught at school.

The typical Aussie diet, according to the CSIRO, looks a lot different. It includes packaged foods, cakes, takeaway food, …