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Becoming a vegetarian or at least eating more greens might just be the solution to cope with rising costs of food and fuel.
A vegetarian diet can be a very healthy option but of course, it is important to ensure that it is well balanced," said lecturer Asha Latha B.S. who has been a vegetarian for more than 40 years.
Asha, who spends about RM200 on her monthly groceries to feed her family of three, said the amount doesn't fluctuate much even though she noticed an increase in prices of about 20 to 30 per cent when paying for vegetables.
She said her brother, who is also a vegetarian, pays a slightly higher amount to feed a family of five.
Prices of vegetables have increased by between 10 and 20 per cent because of the increase in fuel prices, fertilisers, farming equipment and overhead costs.
Contrary to popular belief, hypermarkets do not always offer the best prices when it comes to vegetables.
Popular items like long beans, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower and broccoli were cheaper in hypermarkets.
However, some selected items such as green chillies, sawi, spinach and spring onion were cheaper at wet markets.
Feeling the pinch of the recent increase of prices for essential items, taxi driver Osman Abdullah has opted to increase his vegetable and fruit intake.
"I have cut down on buying poultry products and rice although it was a difficult decision for us as we love rice," he said.
Posted by thelimvillage
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Updated: Sunday, 15 June 2008 7:58 PM JST
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