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# Letter: Cheap healthy meals are possible at Vons, not fast food
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/050507-story-20070505-2/
- Published: 2007-05-05T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T00:42:10.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

“DEFINITELY AT VONS, ONE COULD GET a large breast of chicken, some pasta, some potatoes, some carrots and you could cook up an amazing meal for under $10\. There’s even a little change left over for a little bit of dessert. I wouldn’t suggest fast food restaurants. They do not have healthy food and they couldn’t offer it without raising prices.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 5, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/050507.pdf?ref=smdp.com)