Is it really cheaper to eat fast food than to cook for yourself?
Published: December 23rd, 2008
yukidomari asked:
I’m going to set my question in the context of a group of 4. I have not been to a fast food place in over 10 years, and I am still a college student. Therefore my income isn’t very high, but I still manage to spend maybe $60 a month on vegetables, cereals, milk, etc etc. I love to cook, so I always buy raw ingredients, and it doesn’t bother me that I have to prepare it.
I’m going to set my question in the context of a group of 4. I have not been to a fast food place in over 10 years, and I am still a college student. Therefore my income isn’t very high, but I still manage to spend maybe $60 a month on vegetables, cereals, milk, etc etc. I love to cook, so I always buy raw ingredients, and it doesn’t bother me that I have to prepare it.
People always say that part of America’s obesity problem is because fast food is so available and so cheap. IS eating at a fast food place, not even daily, but let’s say 2 or 3 times a week, really cheaper than going to a grocery store? Please think before you answer. Don’t just consider the fact that it’s about $5 to get a burger or whatever, and at a supermarket, that’s about 2lbs of tomatoes. Please consider that when you’re shopping at a supermarket, you’re purchasing ingredients that make more than just the singular serving one might be purchasing from a fast food place.
Originally I had thought it was around $60, but I took a look at my receipts for a more accurate count and it ranges from about $120-$190 per month.