Dollar stores carry inexpensive options for healthy eating.
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Nipp, Emma
Kolasa, Kathryn M.
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This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is about how dollar stores can serve as valuable community resources for healthy eating by offering affordable, nutritious options such as frozen vegetables, canned beans, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products. It emphasizes practical strategies to help individuals and families maintain a healthy diet while managing limited food budgets and limited access to large commercial grocery stores.
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Medical and dietetic students often co-author a column for the Daily Reflector under Dr. Kolasa's byline. The students research the topic a reader or patient has asked. Dr. Kolasa reviews their draft for technical accuracy, patient friendly language, people first language. She fact checks the study or other evidence-based reference the student provides. If a physician review is appropriate, Dr. Kolasa requests a colleague from ECU physicians to review the article. The final draft is submitted to the Reflector with the editor having the final say. The headline is written by the Reflector headline writer. The food and nutrition column has run weekly since 1987. Starting in 2020, in addition to the Daily Reflector, the article is published in daily and weekly papers owned by the Adams Publishing Group East (https://adamspg.com)
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Nipp E, Kolasa K. Dollar stores carry inexpensive options for healthy eating. Daily Reflector July 22, 2026 also at reflector.com. Accessed JULY 22, , 2026.