Would you pay $122.48 for a pound of bacon?
If food prices had risen at the same rates as medical inflation since the 1930's, we would be paying an astronomical amount for common grocery items:
1 dozen eggs $ 80.20
1 pound apples $ 12.23
1 pound sugar $ 13.70
1 roll toilet tissue $ 24.20
1 dozen oranges $ 107.90
1 pound butter $ 102.07
1 pound bananas $ 16.04
1 pound bacon $ 122.48
1 pound beef shoulder $ 43.57
1 pound of coffee $ 64.17
10 item total $ 586.56
Source: American Institute for Preventive Medicine, 2007
Would you say we are getting more for our money?
Tell us what you think.
Why aren't we tackling this problem in the forum where Americans spend the majority of their waking hours?
If corporate wellness programs help employees and employers then what is the hesitation?
When some companies spend hundreds of dollars per employee per year on parties and other goofy events why is it such a stretch to offer programs on a regular basis that help employees reduce stress and live healthier lives?
So what do you feel is keeping your company from offering wellness?
And if your company is offering a wellness program what impact, if any, has it had on you during these rough economic times?
Editor's Note - It's hard to be humble when you're bloggin' straight out of Portland, Oregon. Tanya Barham is the Founder and CEO of Recess Wellness, a company where all the staff works like little elves at Christmastime to transform their client's workplaces into healthy, happy, productive places akin to Santa's workshop at the North Pole. Seriously. Of course, Santa's fat, so they still have work to do.
Comments