Eating healthy and nutritious food is essential to the growth, development, and maintenance of a healthy body and overall well-being. It is important that people have access to affordable nutrient-rich foods that, when combined with physical activity, can help maintain a healthy weight, reduce the risk of chronic disease, and promote overall health. Factors including environmental barriers and social disparities, such as income, race, ethnicity, and disability, prevent some Virginians from accessing healthy food. The proximity of restaurants and grocery stores, food prices, the existence of food and nutrition assistance programs, and community characteristics all contribute to the ability to access available healthy food. As with the cost of housing, food tends to be more affordable in rural areas. The cost per meal in Virginia’s median rural locality is $3.03, compared to $3.23 in the median non-rural locality.