What $6 Can Buy You
I often hear the comment that healthy food is expensive. Perhaps, sometimes it can be, but I want to take a moment to put something into perspective for you, in a very simple example. I often recommend pastured or organic eggs to my clients, however, I often receive the response; “But they are sooo expensive”. Yup, they are about $6. You know what else is $6? Your last coffee break. For fun, let’s do a shall comparison, shall we?
1 dozen organic eggs =$5.99
1 Grande Vanilla Latte = $5.19
1 Dozen Eggs
- 6 meals or 12 snacks
Per Serving (1 egg)
- Calories = 80
- Carbohydrates = 0g
- Sugars = 0g
- Protein = 7g
- Saturated Fat = 5g
- Vitamin A = 8%
- Vitamin B1 = 3%
- Vitamin B2 = 20%
- Vitamin B5 = 14%
- Vitamin B6 = 4%
- Vitamin B12= 23%
- Biotin = 27%
- Choline = 35%
- Folate = 9%
- Vitamin D = 11%
- Vitamin E = 6%
- Calcium = 3%
- Iodine = 18%
- Molydenum = 19%
- Iron = 3%
- Phosphorus = 12%
- Potassium = 2%
- Selenium = 28%
- Sodium = 4%
- Zinc = 5%
- Omega-3 = 3%
1 Grande Vanilla Latte
- 1 drink
Per Serving:
- Calories = 250
- Carbohydrates = 37g
- Sugars = 35g
- Protein = 12g
- Saturated Fat = 3.5g
- Vitamin A = 20% DV
- Calcium = 35% DV
- Caffeine = 15mg
- Preservative: Potassium Sorbate (E202)
- Preservative: Citric Acid (E330)
- Colour: Caramel (E150d)
It kind of seems like a no-brainer to me, almost not a fair fight.
Every time you make a purchase, you are investing in your health. It’s up to you to decide what type of investment you want to make.
