The PMA research released last October shows that average Americans can get 4.5 cups of fresh fruits and vegetables (nine servings) for $2.18, and bargain hunters can get it for 88 cents. Fresh produce is the best “value meal” in many senses of the term.
And recently the USDA released its own research on getting 4.5 cups of fruits and vegetables in a report: “How Much Do Fruits and Vegetables Cost?”
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And you can learn more about Fruits & Veggies-More Matters and the America’s More Matters Pledge at www.FruitsAndVeggiesMoreMatters.org.
For more information on the USDA’s Economic Research Service’s study, How Much Do Fruits and Vegetables Cost, click here.
For more information on PMA’s study, The Cost of the Recommended Daily Servings of Fresh Produce, click here.
For more information on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditures Survey, click here.