Shop Smart.
A smart way of spending your money on food
to balance your diet and your food budget.
Discover the true cost of an unhealthy diet
Many processed foods, such as pre-made meals, packaged snacks and take-away foods, contain high levels of fat, sodium, and sugar. These additives are all designed to make the food last longer, look better, change the taste or reduce production costs. Unfortunately these extras are often added at the expense of the vitamins, minerals and fibre that your body really needs to be healthy.
Many people believe that unhealthy foods are cheaper than healthy alternatives. This simply is not true. Even without complex meal planning or bulk buying, your dollars are better spent on healthier foods.
AUSTRALIA is expected to spend more than $37 billion on takeaway food this year, making us the 11th biggest-spending fast food nation on earth.
The figure - the equivalent of 343 Whopper burgers for every man, woman and child in the country - is an increase of $4 billion in just three years.
For more information, go to the Take on the Takeaway page.
'Fruit' Sticks $15 / kg Fresh Fruit $5 / kg
So, what you can do make your food dollars go further? Make yourself a cuppa, get comfy and have a good look around this website.
Use the menu on the left hand side to learn how to eat smart. Following our guides to choosing the right foods for your health and most importantly, what to do with them! Then you can learn how to shop smart by spending your food money wisely.
Commit yourself to saving money and improving your health today. It pays to eat smart.
Page last updated Mon, 07 Nov 2011 3:16 pm