$5 Friday: How to Eat Healthy for Five Bucks a Pop

How much does it really cost to eat healthy? The organizers of a new slow-food challenge say you can do it for five dollars a person per meal.
Launching Sept. 1 with a Day of Action, the "$5 Challenge" is meant to inspire people to cook slow-food meals — using whole foods rather than processed ones — for as much as it would cost to buy a combo meal at a fast-food restaurant. The idea is to "take back the 'value meal'," according to the Slow Food USA website.

Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2011/09/09/5-friday-how-to-eat-healthy-for-five-bucks-a-pop/#ixzz1XimVEFey