I buy organic carrots for a dollar a bag at Walmart. It depends on WHERE a person shops. The most expensive organic food is at Whole Foods, the cheapest is at Walmart. Even better than buying the stuff, I get it right out the garden or the wild chickory growing in my yard. Organic bulk grains are very cheap and so are beans. That's carb and protein right there. I think a person on WIC may feel self conscious shopping at a high and mighty grocery store but they do. I know because I rang up a few when I worked at Whole Foods. WFM will seriously drain a person's wallet :(
The basic facts of a healthy diet (note... diet meaning food intake, NOT food reduction) seem far beyond the basic person's grasp. We pride ourselves on gym memberships and exercise, and yet I know of few people who do the work figuring out exactly what it is they are putting in their bodies.
Habitually, I stay beneath the caloric intake guidelines, that's just the way I am.
And STILL I have a hard time explaining to people that there IS a difference between margarine and butter, that bacon isn't necessarily a good choice, and that fruit eaten daily curbs the appetite.
Maybe we are all making incrimental changes, and I am not able to see the forest for the trees. But I STILL believe weight is going to be one of our nation's health concerns for generations to come. Where has personal responsibility gone?