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Table 2 Summary table of the cost ($) and percentage (%) contribution of total food shop ($) from meal plans by AGHE food group

From: Developing and implementing a new methodology to test the affordability of currently popular weight loss diet meal plans and healthy eating principles

  

AGHE Food Group*

$ Grocery Shop (% grocery shop)

Diet

Fruit

Veg&L

B,C,G

LMP

DaA

Disc/Other ($)

QLD HFAB

16 (13)

34 (27)

16 (13)

39 (31)

18 (14)

73

Ketogenic

15 (8)

41 (22)

nil

97 (52)

33 (18)

289

Palaeolithic

17 (8)

72 (33)

nil

126 (59)

nil

220

Intermittent Fasting

32 (13)

82 (34)

26 (11)

62 (25)

42 (17)

233

8 Weeks to Wow*

33 (11)

72 (25)

10 (3)

141 (48)

37 (13)

53

Optifast

47 (21)

134 (60)

2 (1)

20 (9)

21 (9)

400

MedDiet WL

32 (11)

104 (36)

19 (7)

106 (37)

27 (9)

164

AGHE WL

26 (10)

102 (39)

35 (14)

58 (22)

38 (15)

145

  1. *QLD HFAB Queensland Healthy Food Access Basket, 2014 ($126/week), costs are based on a one-person household with income $611.76 per fortnight (government assistance only)
  2. Veg&L Vegetables and legumes, B,C,G breads, cereals, grains, LMP lean meats, poultry, seafood, legumes, DaA dairy and alternatives, Disc/Other Discretionary or other foods that do not fit into one of the five food groups *Percentages of AGHE Food Group does not include the cost of the discretionary/other category, only the AGHE food group costs, i.e. the total cost of fruit, vegetables, BCG, LMP and DaA