High-income households outspent other households on fruit and vegetables
![High-income households outspent other households on fruit and vegetables A bar chart showing low and middle income households spending in fruits and vegetables in 2008.](/webdocs/charts/54828/highincome_households_outspent_other_households_on_fruit_and_vegetables_194_768px.jpg?v=2256.8)
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans advises consumers to increase their consumption of fruit and vegetables, devoting half of their plates to these nutrient-dense foods. Studies have found that low-income households consume fewer servings of fruit and vegetables than other households. In 2008, households with incomes above 300 percent of the Federal poverty line spent an average of $4.98 per person per week on fruit and vegetables. Households with incomes up to 130 percent of poverty spent just $3.09 per person per week. This chart originally appeared in the September 2010 issue of Amber Waves magazine.
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