Almost always, people will say they don't "eat healthy" because it cost too much.  Well, maybe the cost will be brought down in the next few years by stores like Walmart beginning to think about nutrition a bit more than they do now (which is almost not at all.)

Michelle Obama has been meeting with the bigwigs at walmart to discuss health. (GO MICHELLE OBAMA) Walmart is rolling out a five year plan to make healthy foods more affordable and accessible to it's customers.  Here's the plan:

They will drop prices on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and other nutritious food and reduce some of the processed foods in its “Great Value” line. Here's what is getting the boot:  a percentage of the sodium, trans fats, and added sugars found in soups and other canned items, salad dressings, and snack foods. They have also agreed to reduce sodium by 25 percent and sugars by 10 percent, while trans fat will be completely banished from the store.  It will also ask suppliers to submit a “voluntary score card” to track their progress.

Let's face it - Walmart is huge and alot of people shop their because they can offer better prices (save that for another blog post) and this may or may not be smoke blowing.  We all know decisions are made strictly on the almighty dollar, not necessarily the public health, but I'm hopeful.  Time will tell, but I sure hope it's for real and it has a domino effect on other grocers.