Intro -- COST REALITIES OF HEALTHY FOODS -- COST REALITIES OF HEALTHY FOODS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 ARE HEALTHY FOODS REALLY MORE EXPENSIVE? IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU MEASURE THE PRICE -- ABSTRACT -- SUMMARY -- What Is the Issue? -- What Were the Major Findings? -- How Was the Study Conducted? -- BACKGROUND -- METRICS FOR FOOD PRICE COMPARISONS -- Price of Food Energy, or Price per Calorie (/calorie) -- Price of Edible Weight (/100 Edible Grams) -- Price of an Average-Size Portion (/portion) -- Cost of Meeting Dietary Recommendations -- DATA AND METHODS -- Data -- Methods -- FINDINGS -- Food Energy Price -- Edible Weight Price -- Average-Portion Price -- Comparing the Metrics -- Cost of Meeting Daily Food Group Recommendations -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX-DEFINING AVERAGE-PORTION GROUPINGS -- Food-Grouping Description -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 PRICE TRENDS ARE SIMILAR FOR FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND SNACK FOODS -- ABSTRACT -- SUMMARY -- What Is the Issue? -- What Did the Study Find? -- How Was the Study Conducted? -- INTRODUCTION -- WHY IS IT DIFFICULT TO SAY WHETHER RELATIVE PRICES HAVE CHANGED? -- Changing Produce Quality: Fruits and Vegetables Are More Convenient to Eat -- Changing Produce Quality: Fruits and Vegetables Come in Greater Year-Round Variety -- PRICE INDICES MAY NOT ADEQUATELY ACCOUNT FOR QUALITY CHANGE -- HOLDING QUALITY CONSTANT: WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT HOW RELATIVE PRICES HAVE CHANGED? -- Price Trends for Dessert and Snack Foods -- Price Trends for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: CPI OVERSTATES THE RATE OF INCREASE IN FOOD PRICES, ESPECIALLY FOR FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABL -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 GEOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES IN THE RELATIVE PRICE OF HEALTHY FOODS -- ABSTRACT -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- SUMMARY -- What Did the Study Find?.

How Was the Study Conducted? -- INTRODUCTION -- DATA AND METHODS -- GEOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES IN THE RELATIVE PRICE OF HEALTHY FOODS -- Grains: Whole Versus Refined -- Fruits and Vegetables -- Nutrient-Dense Dark Green and Orange Vegetables versus Starchy Vegetables -- Whole Fruit versus Sweet and Salty Commercially Prepared Snacks -- Beverages -- Low-Fat Milk versus Whole and 2% Milk -- Low-Fat Milk versus Carbonated Nonalcoholic -- Carbonated Nonalcoholic Beverages versus Water -- Fruit Juice versus Fruit Drinks -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- End Notes -- INDEX -- Blank Page.