Response to Jacob: Vegetarian lifestyle expense

Is a vegetarian lifestyle more or less expensive, and by how much?

I think food, no matter what diet, is expensive. Meat in a meat eater’s diet is expensive just as, meat substitutes in a vegetarian’s diet are also expensive. I think grocery expense also depends on the family’s income. A middle to upper class family’s food cost will be less of a worry then a lower class families cost would be, despite their dietary choices. Like we discussed briefly in class on Friday, a lower class family might not be able to afford the “healthy” foods, maybe not even the normal priced food or meats. So, I don’t think being a vegetarian is any less expensive given that you have a stable income. The link below is to an article that I found to be interesting. It describes a woman who decided to test her theory that being a vegetarian does not cost more money or time.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0820/is_n212/ai_16845844/?tag=content;col1

It seems that the healthier something is for you the more expensive it is in the grocery store, do you think it is harder for a low income family to maintain a healthy diet because of this reason?