The Changing Price of Food

This graph is presented in this NY Times article by David Leonhardt
illustrates how subsidies in the food industry have drastically changed the food prices since the 1980's (real price that is, adjusted for inflation).
Blogging in the 'Good' magazine article The Changing Prices of the Stuff You Eat sums it up well:

Meat and corn get huge government subsidies. Vegetables do not. And the soda companies have figured out how to make soda more and more cheaply. But the overall picture is clear: The stuff you should not be eating is getting cheaper and the stuff you should be eating is getting more expensive.

It's hard to argue against the fact that healthy food is more expensive, but the truth is that if you buy and prepare fresh fruit & vegetables (locally grown helps) you can still reduce your food bills - especially considering how filling and nutritious it is compared to any processed foods.

Graham Hill: Why I'm a weekday vegetarian

The First Lady's Garden

During the CHIP programme we learned of the great benefits of eating foods as grown - the less processed the better. With this is mind it is heart warming to see the great example Michelle Obama has started with the White House's kitchen garden.

Eating too much salt?

With salt being linked to greater cardiovascular disease researchers at Warwick University are part of group calling for tougher restrictions on the amount of salt in our food.
Professor Francesco Cappuccio from Warwick Medical School explains how to spot the level of salt in the food we buy and some of the dangers of eating too much.