Generally, speaking, no, but it depends on the maker of the food, or on what is being made at home. But, for the most part, commercially made food is less expensive, and less healthy. It is believed that the poorest States are also the least healthy due to healthier food being generally more expensive.
Convenience food is expensive because the have to ship and pack many products
fresh
Fresh food tilts more to what you call organically harvested foods that are collected, washed and sold, then served as a 'raw' item by itself. Convenience food would mean either pre-prepared foods or pre-cooked foods that uses no more than 3 or 5 simple steps to make them edible. It could also mean prepared seasoning like garlic salt or dried thyme.
Most vending machines ranging from drinks and snacks to cigarettes are slightly more expensive if not a lot more expensive than the retail price, your paying for the convenience.
Many people prefer fresh food from the supermarket but canned food is good too. I would say fresh food is more healthy.
Organic food is generally more expensive because of its good, healthy qualities.
People in Coober Pedy eat exactly what people in the rest of Australia eat. The only difference is that fresh food will be a lot more expensive.
More... ill-health, disease, obesity, rubbish (waste packaging), consumerism, but also convenience and abundance of food. Less... fresh food, healthy food, inclination to work and garden and grow one's own food, thus less exercise and awareness of the cycles of nature, less respect for nature.
We have many good reasons to buy frozen food, including taste, convenience, and price. Since the food is frozen at its peak of freshness, all of its flavour and nutrition, as well as its texture, is locked in. And as you may have suspected, frozen food is more affordable than fresh—approximately 20 per cent cheaper.
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Expensive is a relative term. It is less expensive than many restaurants, but more than most fast food.
Fresh grass.
Because you need a complex tastebuds to find the food in the foods that are more expensive Like fish eggs...