Won t a vegetarian diet cost more money?
It is cheaper to eat a balanced vegetarian diet than a nutritionally-equivalent meat-based diet. As a rule it is cheaper to buy plant proteins than the equivalent amount of animal protein. The cost of food is not the only factor to consider. There are a number of hidden costs, including medical costs for those people suffering from diet-related diseases, lost productivity, and higher taxes. A portion of every American tax dollar goes to subsidize animal agriculture, including the costs of water, feed, grazing land and cleaning up the resulting pollution.
