components, based on Ministry of Health recommendations for proper and balanced nutrition. This is followed by a presentation of the prices of the
goods included in the basket, and a calculated estimate of the per capita cost of funding the basket. Based on this cost figure, the authors assess the
economic ability of Israeli households in different demographic configurations, and at different income levels, to purchase the basket. The results show
that the mean incomes of the three highest income quintiles are sufficient to purchase the healthy food basket, even if other food products are actually
bought due to preferences or lack of awareness. By contrast, the two lowest quintiles – and especially the poorest quintile – would have trouble paying