Cost and affordability of healthy, equitable and more sustainable diets in the Torres Strait Islands.

Objectives: To assess the cost, cost differential and affordability of current and recommended (healthy, equitable, culturally acceptable and more sustainable) diets in the Torres Strait Islands and compare with other Queensland locations.

Methods: The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healthy Diets ASAP (Australian Standardised Affordability and Pricing) methods protocol was applied in five randomly selected communities in the Torres Strait Islands.

Results: The current diet was 32% more expensive than that recommended; 'discretionary' foods comprised 64% of the current diet cost.