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Fast food is more expensive than home-cooked meals.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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5 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that fast food is more expensive than home-cooked meals?

Unclear. Several sources assert that home-cooked meals are cheaper than fast food or takeout, including a UK study finding ready meals cost more than equivalent home-cooked meals. None directly compares fast-food prices with home-cooked meal costs, so the claim is only partially supported.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 5
Rice cooker meals : fast home cooking for busy people
2008
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Neal, B. (2008). Rice cooker meals : fast home cooking for busy people. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/ricecookermealsf0000bert

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Ready meals, especially those that are animal-based and cooked in an oven, have lower nutritional quality and higher greenhouse gas emissions and are more expensive than equivalent home-cooked meals
2023
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Aceves-Martins, M., Denton, P., & Roos, B. d. (2023). Ready meals, especially those that are animal-based and cooked in an oven, have lower nutritional quality and higher greenhouse gas emissions and are more expensive than equivalent home-cooked meals. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980023000034

FoodMitra - Connecting Home Cooks and Food Lovers
2026
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FoodMitra - Connecting Home Cooks and Food Lovers. (2026). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.48175/ijarsct-37776

Bare Minimum Dinners
2021
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Helwig, J. (2021). Bare Minimum Dinners. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=4vUJEAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Framing Obesity
2025
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Gabriella, F. (2025). Framing Obesity. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7916/zbbk-1e83

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