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To respect the rule of "5 fruits and vegetables a day" a family at Smic with two children must spend between 117 and 222 euros per month. etalab.gouv.fr

In a survey published Monday, August 26, the federation of associations Families rural makes a review of the evolution of prices of fruits and vegetables between 2018 and 2019. In summary: buy fruit costs less, but the bill of your vegetables has increased overall. For modest incomes, it is sometimes difficult to respect this rule of "5 fruits and vegetables". Difficult, but not impossible, says the association. With a budget discount, some families do as they can and are turning to the cheapest prices. Reportage.

It must be taken in large quantities in fact, two kilos. Batch sales are very good. [...] To respect the "5 fruits, 5 vegetables" one realizes that it is difficult. Not impossible under certain conditions. It is already to choose the sales areas that are the cheapest and then pay attention to the seasonality of the products.

Report on a market in the 18th arrondissement of Paris 31/08/2019 - by Mohamed Kehel Play

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