Americans may eat healthier during recession
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Nutrition experts predict that most Americans may be slightly more concerned with the economy than, say, their antioxidant consumption in the months ahead.
If that’s the case, the quest for a healthful and cost-conscious diet suggests Americans will be eating more meals cooked at home, upping their produce and whole-grain intake and eschewing sodium. ‘It’s the back-to-basics bailout diet,’ says Shelley McGuire, professor of nutrition at Washington State University in Pullman.
Photo: Thrifty-minded rice and beans. Photo credit: Larry Crowe / Associated Press