Vegetarians Fare Better in Price

According to the Treehugger website, vegetarians will do better in their summertime budgets than meat eaters. Of course, this is still another reason that you may want to consider a whole-food, plant-based diet. If your health doesn't make you want to make a change, perhaps your wallet will want to make that change.

As rising food prices are predicted and as rising medical costs continue to skyrocket, the diet presented in the original plan for mankind - a fruits, nuts, grains and vegetables may just be the right way to go. What do you think?

The article on Treehugger also mentioned that people who buy local fruits and vegetables will fare even better on costs because they won't have the shipping expense. 

Are you planning a garden this summer? We just moved into a new house and also have to be gone for a month while I'm in classes in Alabama. But I overheard my daughter talking to my wife about what they were planning on putting in the garden. I love garden fresh, but the only problem with this, is the amount of work it will take this first year to prepare the soil (pull out trees, kill blackberries, level the soil, etc.) will be up to me.... Hmmmm

It's always worth it. Just need to find the time to make it happen. But if eating more healthfully is important, then I guess I'll actually have to prioritize it.

In its new forecast, USDA said food will rise party due to higher costs for meats, poultry and fish, which make up 12.5 percent of total food spending. Overall, costs for these items are forecast to rise 4 percent.

Prices for fruits and vegetables, which account for 8.4 percent of food spending, also will rise 3.5 percent. Dairy is forecast up 5 percent and sugar and sweets up 3 percent.