Honestly, eating crap is more expensive than eatting healthy (unless you are going out to eat, in which case the opposite is true). The problem is the ease and convenience of the unhealthier choices. Corporations just want people to think that their processed food alternatives are cheaper.
To clarify, I'm not talking about health-nut organic foods, I'm just talking about going to the store and buying and preparing chicken instead of buying some microwave dinner or frozen chicken fingers. Sure, a case of chicken looks expensive... $12+ for one case? But that is enough chicken to feed a family of four 2-3 times. Pretzels are cheaper and provide more quantity, and are much healthier than potato chips. Water is drastically cheaper than soda, and good real fruit juice may cost more, but you don't need to drink a lot of juice because it's high in sugar.
The list goes on, but the real kicker is that since you are consuming healthier calories, full of the nutrients your body needs, you don't need to eat as much, thereby reducing the costs even further.
In terms of going out to eat, I can't help you there... I don't go out all that often simply because I can't afford it, but once again the convenience of it attracts people. I'm not living in poverty, but going to McDonald's several times a week is definately out of my price range. So in my opinion, the food choices of an individual are not directly influenced by income (perhaps indirectly though...). It all comes down to initiative and awareness.
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