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20 o im eenemerns . ce ie ce oeieeee ce C Ee reaeeiereeeieee oine ccieanitnen ns n i regrmrss Resiepan ons A _Q:/ NoRTHUMBERLAND WEEKLY â€" JanUuARY 29, 1999 â€" Page 3 1 A 4 aN U 1 L & A " t M k i' P ; m g e Healthv di j income families: report althy diet too expensive tor low income TamIes: repo us iss z7 nnmrrmmmmmmmmmamant] _ 66 different items necessary for a _ that our physical, mental, Cr’nuh‘o?flll usc}fg}”(;f)plof.]:r'Zi'éftei;m;lnfi’i&‘zfials â€" 9 L ~ ; ' : Lh. o ovo nutritious diet. . and spirited well being are effect? and groups in dc{cnni:ugin the cost 5. l &n oo sBS omarie y ut ues The data was recorded for basic by the way we eat.," Mr. Alexa’n_del' 2uc pig PS i s _ e _ Kflf:«;?@%‘ _ |â€" items, Anne Adair, Public Health pointed out. "Low income families _ of eating nutritiously or for doeuâ€" _ tCt . lt poaye t aoael n onl ationd ; in : menting the difficulty of affording a ~$§5‘ h 3 %‘?%3:?@% _ | Nutritionist with the HKPR. feedhelp in ordentons ENC '(’o%:s diet for those with Ii '%ed E. :’&‘;h“ _ _ s ;,Er“%g}x;:, ’ "We are talking about hamburgir healthy lifestyle." n?]:;lnile § & o . s _( s e * _ M | _ and chicken, not steak and lobster, Mrs. O‘Connor *4 * 2 is . X~> i _ Cl w Â¥ _ | _ she added, giving the most aCCUTAte _ oo ay other areas f 1.8h 7 im3 zh o is ohf | wowetic i oiiinil. e KR }‘f&fi J l ,’-‘Fé%fg{ c The report revealed that it costs a _ effected if a perâ€" E‘J‘% ._,? , ‘. < ( ‘M@ : family of four, a man and a woman son tries to eat \ ; m\ ./ "-.;_:- k. ~ _ | _ | 25 to 49, a boy 13 to 15 and a girl 7 _ healthy because \] § ag® â€" C l PR ‘M ‘ 8 to 9, approximately $115.99 per they are not able | { â€" MVE _ [ | O week to eat a healthy diet based on to purchase essenâ€" . pircys \ ‘cf"i»agg}m food in Canada‘s Health Guide. tials that will sredr s o0 o. oo j i ag i i Sh=f : m:,’,“'":?'g;%%&* P After paying for their rent, utiliâ€" assist them in sls fi-%}}?fififimr \ | _ ties and their food basket the family _ looking for a job. i Sarik 7 \:; .‘?::f _ | _ is left with $116.77 from their She also P . > éR se #»e;;i?fé‘? _\ | _ income of $1,475.94. focused on the Reesssete _ w pr‘ig‘;f‘»ii _ | _ Without taking into account other _ importance of chilâ€" «4 & ‘ 2 .o3 | & _ W( necessities such as toiletries, transâ€" dren needing a s s : ag t se o *%| _ portation and the odd slice of pizza, _ healthy mcalfl | 2 _\ 000| the family doesn‘t have enough to 2dd1’n% that, (thel)lf) Saeme> e 0 0 0s live olfoshe hos infuioolif hey, E Bnennan . Tt is clear that when local housâ€" _ _ _ "/ _ y Cost of eating: David Alexander, Anne Adair and Deb O‘Connor _ 17E COstS and expenses are factored released The Price of Eating Well in Northumberland County report in, there is not % to help understand how expensive eating healthy can be, at the Chough money health unit Friday morning. 2 left over for lowâ€" j j I ) .. income families ‘ ~=xrrenson, minnie EvEecyN | q By WaADE BRENNAN ilZa;mlly Se;vnces to shQ\}r how hard it to afford to buy BuA (NAISH) _ Bs L‘] Srare Werer pmgl‘;rqf\ovolll;come families to eat the nutritious food SsrdZ ggngi?: r'a"ea:fi Care. Y i i & sugl k d to mainâ€" year at the i by son & S\ !eufgmtahl service experts have been The_ information is now in black ?;id&ei[ health." P LOV'!:']:,Y f’?fi?finc‘f; 4 ‘\\\\"'\\ t g the govemn}ent that low aqd white what people living with David Alexanâ€" Jai‘:, é\lda; ughters. 4 great %s income people can‘t afford to feed thl_s problem have known all AlOD&;" _ gor Family Serâ€" g:acnddaugmels and 1 greatâ€"grealâ€" y =" themselves on what welfare proâ€" said Deb O‘Connor, spokesperson vic::s Director for granddaughter. S\[ \snfes $3 D“g'usé ‘\)\1\ vides. for the NCAP. "People can‘t afford j MMoeo T oo Ron Chapman < \@ Friday afternoon they proved it in _ to eat properly." i}e Salva(;lon d se flw ies e tera & * Port HOpB. The re P rmy endorse and families, SISIGT!T foier ~ : ; f port examined the cost of £ n. Predeceased. by S m The Price of Eating Well in eating well for variousâ€"sized famiâ€" the;';?dmgs upt I:!ztltnlséapw. At Minnic‘s request. .8 Northumberland report was released _ lies and individuals focusing on food repH said that it tnere wes 1osss 5 E by the H_alll?urton, Kawartha, Pine expenditures in comparison to lowâ€" is e.d families | Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) _ income levels. _ l atete ablale. in conjunction wxlh_ the Northumberâ€" Data was based on average food ‘Lust (:her Than eat land Coalition Against Poverty prices collected from four grocery fn r-?» ly with (NCAP) and the Salvation Army stores located within the county on Eon‘:"llfil:fis[; orgaâ€" nizations picking ’ up the slack. "It‘s obvious &