Two Americas, Continued

December 31st, 1969 | Category: Miami Blog

In my restaurant review that week (Two Americas), I wrote that “While a ‘food revolution’ has indeed taken place, only middle-class and wealthy society can afford to purchase the real quality goods (To wit: final week I swooned at the check-out line upon realizing I’d just paid eight dollars for an biological squash).” On the same day, Lee Dye wrote a column for the ABC News web site entitled, “Who Can Afford to Eat Right?” Mr. Dye cites researchers at the University of Washington, who conducted a study focused on the cost of eating foods like fresh vegetables, whole grains, fish, lean meats — “the stuff we’re told

we have to eat whether we are going to shed a few pounds and remain healthy.” But the researchers found that “the good, healthy foods had soared in price by a two-year period, jumping by nearly 20 percent compared to a five percent increase in the overall food price inflation. And during that same period, high-calorie foods had remained about the same price, and in some cases had actually dropped.” One of those conducting the study, Adam Drewnowsky, concluded that “Eating well is really fitting unaffordable for many, even in the middle lesson.” For the full, fairly fascinating story click here. — Lee Klein

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