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Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:25 p.m.

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Sales rise for fast-food chains

Staff Reporter
Published Thursday, March 26, 2009

Despite a recent rise in its popularity that is being attributed to the flailing economy, fast food may not be as cost-efficient as some people believe.

Though higher-end restaurants have taken a hit in recent months, fast-food joints have recently posted rising sales figures; McDonald’s reported a 1.4 percent uptick in February sales and Burger King is expected to have an increase of at least 2 to 3 percent.

Reacting to the misconception that eating fast food can be a way to save money, Yale Sustainable Food Project Director Melina Shannon-DiPietro stressed that the best...

#1 By William Martin 2:50a.m. on March 26, 2009

The best way to lower your food costs and eat healthfully, is to grow your own food.
You can get started with your own backyard garden by visiting www.onemilliongardens.com

For a limited time, one million gardens is offering free heirloom seeds for starting your backyard garden

#2 By (Anonymous) 7:14p.m. on August 28, 2009

Living paycheck to paycheck, long term investments like planting a garden or even buying a bunch of food for the week can be a challenge or impossible. Possible ways to alleviate this are through subsidization of gardening and healthy foods or taxes on unhealthy, energy inefficient foods. You can always try to educate people, but people aren't always receptive to being told they're wrong.

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