Nutritionists advise eating more fruits and vegetables (F&V). On a calorie basis, F&V can be more expensive than a diet of carbs and fats so a trial program subsidized their use by some recipients of U.S. domestic food assistance. Policymakers are also considering limiting the number of less healthy food products eligible to be purchased using government benefits.  New data from USDA’s Economic Research Service reveals some anomalies in the F&V sector. For example, dried fruit is generally more expensive due to the cost of drying, but fresh raspberries at an average $6.61/pound are way up there. Fresh fruits and juices are generally cheaper but not definitively. Canned cherries cost more than frozen raspberries, desp...

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