Healthy Food
Study shows low-income British Columbians can’t afford healthy food
Submitted by cshore on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 17:15
Low-income British Columbians can’t afford healthy food.
Once the family on income assistance pays the rent, there is not enough money for healthy food, or any other costs of daily living. A family of 4 with 2 children on income assistance would need to spend more than 100% of their disposable income on shelter and healthy food, compared to a family with a median income (one earner) spending 48%. Many low income families struggle to afford food. While shelter and food costs have risen significantly minimum wage has remained at $8.00 hour. Without consistent economic access to enough nutritious food, healthy eating cannot be achieved and the risk of poor health increases.
Interesting Article- Home cooking keeps our eating healthy and cheap
Submitted by vfpc on Thu, 01/08/2009 - 05:31
Tags: Community, Healthy Food, Nutritionist, School Board, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver Sun, VFPC
VFPC member Melanie Kurrein was featured in the Vancouver Sun recently. Melanie is a Community Nutritionist working for Vancouver Coastal Health. Her current role as Citywide Nutritionist involves working with Vancouver schools and the Vancouver School Board to help improve children's access to healthy foods at school.
The article is about nutrition and the economic downturn.
Home cooking keeps our eating healthy and cheap
Nutritionist says some simple planning can stretch the food budget a long way
Amy O'Brian, Vancouver Sun
Published: Friday, January 02, 2009
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=1744b49b-3502-4b26...
