Many BC families in lower-income households cannot afford to have healthy, nutritious diets due to food costs.
A BC Center for Disease Control report, Food Costing in BC 2022found that the average cost for a nutritious diet for a family of four in May and June 2022 was $1,263 per month.
“Food insecurity is a significant public health issue,” said Dr. Geoff McKee, BC Center for Disease Control’s medical director of population and public health.
“The price of food does not affect everyone equally and the root cause of household food insecurity is low income.”
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