The Northwestern Health Unit says the cost for families in the Kenora-Rainy River district to eat healthy each month has risen 11 per cent over the past year.
Nutritionist Julie Slack says the over $916.00 price tag for food is leading many to make unhealthy food choices so they have money for other expenses.
"Food tends to be or often is the one that you will let go," says Slack, "or choose what is cheaper. Often less healthy foods are the cheaper foods so people might be making food chooses that aren't the best so they can pay their rent."
Slack says while food prices continue to rise, incomes have not kept up at the same pace.
