Skinny Myths

If you thought we had an energy crisis of $4 a gallon, think again.

It may cost you $32.36 more per gallon when putting junk in your trunk vs. eating healthier, non-junk food.

SkinnyMyths.com took a random sample of grocery items, divided them up into “junk vs. non-junk.” 

Putting junk in your trunk costs you the average consumer $49.12 vs. a basket of healthier food at $16.76.

Message from SkinnyMyths.com:  Eat healthy and save yourself $32 a gallon on energy of a different kind!

Junk:  Avg $49.12 per gallon

• Rock Star Coffee and Energy Drink, Roasted Latte – $22.96/gallon
  (5.74/quart x 4 quarts in a gallon = 22.96)
  
  
• General Mills Cocoa Puffs – $50.87/gallon
  (128 ounces in a gallon / 11.8 ounces of cereal = 10.847 x $4.69= 50.87)
  
  
• Kikkoman Soy Sauce = $28.01/gallon
  (7.01/quart x 4 quarts in a gallon = 28.01)
  
  
• Hidden Valley Original Ranch Salad Dressing = $21.28/gallon
  (5.32/quart x 4 quarts in a gallon = 21.28)
  
  
• Cake Mate Decorations Chocolate Sprinkles = $149.94/gallon
  (128 ounces in a gallon / 1.75 ounces of sprinkles = 73.14 x $2.05 = 149.94)
  
  
• Annie’s Classic Macaroni and Cheese = $54.61/gallon
  (128 ounces in a gallon / 6 ounces of macaroni = 21.33 x 2.56 = 54.61)
  
  
• Jelly Belly Sour Jelly Beans = $58.33/gallon
  (128 ounces in a gallon / 7 ounces of jellybeans = 18.29 x 3.19 = 58.33)
  
  
• Ben and Jerry’s Brownie Batter Ice Cream = $28.00/gallon
  (7.00/quart x 4 quarts in a gallon = 28)
  
  
• Hellmann’s Big Squeeze Mayonnaise = $28.08/gallon
  (7.02/quart x 4 quarts in a gallon = 28.08)
  

Not Junk:  Avg $16.76 per gallon

• Aquafina Purified Bottled Water- $8.88/gallon
  (2.22/quart x 4 quarts in a gallon = 8.88)
  
  
• Cream of Wheat Hot Cereal - $43.93/gallon
  (128 ounces in a gallon / 12.5 ounces of cereal =10.24 x $4.29=43.93)
  
  
• Jif Creamy Peanut Butter = $18.24/gallon
  (128/28 = 4.57 x $3.99 = 18.24)
  
  
• Dannon Blueberry Fruit On The Bottom Yogurt = $14.93/gallon
  (128 ounces in a gallon / 6 ounces of yogurt = 21.33 x .70 = 14.93)
  
  
• Beatrice Egg Beaters = $25.16/gallon
  (128 ounces in a gallon / 32 ounces of yogurt = 4 x 6.29 = 25.16)
  
  
• Bush Brother Country Style Baked Beans = $10.01/gallon
  (128 ounces in a gallon / 28 ounces of beans = 4.57 x 2.19 = 10.01)
  
  
• Ocean Spray Cranberry Apple Juice = $5.00/gallon
  (1.25/quart x 4 quarts in a gallon = 5)
  
  
• Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk = $8.00/gallon
  (2.00/quart x 4 quarts in a gallon = 8)