Is it cheaper to buy fast food or buy ingredients to make a meal? Many think it’s more expensive to buy ingredients and make a meal. Truthfully speaking the bigger expense is to buy fast food. For millions across the United States, the choice is blurred at times because families struggle to buy necessities like; a loaf of bread, milk and eggs on a regular basis. The easiest option is to buy a burger from a value menu when it’s advertised for a dollar.

The illusion around the thought process is simple. Marketing has managed to convince the consumer that you can buy your family a meal for under $15 a day rather than spend an average of $150 a week on groceries. Not to mention the ease of driving through the drive thru instead of slaving away in the kitchen. The illusion falls apart when you realize that the…