Poorest families must spend 85% of disposable income on healthy diet, study finds

A report found healthier food is nearly twice as expensive per calorie as less healthy alternatives (Alamy/PA) - (Alamy/PA)

The poorest families with children need to spend 85% of their disposable income to afford a healthy diet, according to an annual report.

Healthier food is nearly twice as expensive per calorie as less healthy alternatives, with foods high in fat, salt and sugar being the only group to have seen a price drop in the last year, the Food Foundation’s Broken Plate report, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, said.