When money is tight, the first things that drop out of the diet are usually the healthy foods, like fruits, vegetables, and lean sources of protein, which are nearly always more expensive.

当缺钱时，饮食中放弃的首要东西往往是健康食品，例如水果、蔬菜和低脂肪蛋白质来源，因为这些食品几乎总是较贵的。

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Food prices, which account for more than a third of the consumer-price index, are largely to blame: vegetables are almost a third more expensive than they were a year ago.

占消费者物价指数三分之一以上的食品价格饱受抨击：蔬菜比一年前贵了将近三分之一。

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Other staples in the Indian diet, such as lentils, vegetables, wheat and rice are also more expensive.

印度膳食中的主要作物，例如扁豆，蔬菜，小麦和稻米的价格均出现上涨。

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Organic foods have no proven nutritional advantages over conventionally farmed products, but because they are more labor-intensive to farm and the yields are low, they are far more expensive and because consumer demand for fresh fruits and vegetables is elastic, higher prices mean people buy less of them.

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