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In Israel fast food costs more than normal food. Vegetables are relatively cheep to the US ($3 for avocado??) And in general "fast" food is not a value people a
by sagivo 9y ago
In Israel fast food costs more than normal food. Vegetables are relatively cheep to the US ($3 for avocado??) And in general "fast" food is not a value people appreciate over "healthy".
One of the ways to fight obesity is by taxation and lowering the costs of healthy food. When salad will cost less than a burger (and there's no economic reason it shouldn't) people will choose it.
- rabuke 9y agoDon't make it sound like taxation and some legislation is making salad cheaper, it's just that everything is so expensive here you think a 15$ salad is normal.
- r00fus 9y agoNot sure where you're seeing the $3 avocados. Even in SV, it's like $1 per unless things have changed in the last several weeks.
- sagivo 9y agoNYC, and untill recently every whole foods store
- r00fus 9y agohttps://www.hassavocadoboard.com/retail/volume-and-price-data https://www.hassavocadoboard.com/retail/volume-and-price-dat... This aligns with my recent shopping experience.
- sagivo 9y agoI think you're missing the point of vegetables being expensive in the US. If you think these prices are normal than allow me to disagree. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/business/amazon-whole-foods-cheaper-prices.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/business/amazon-whole-foo... https://imgur.com/a/6yozr https://imgur.com/a/6yozr
- brianwawok 9y agoAvacados happen to be one of the more expensive vegetables.. and the price is highly seasonal. You should see them for $0.8 to $1.2 "in season" and $1.5 to $2.5 "out of season". Perhaps an additional tax if you live in a big city. if you want to talk about vegetable affordability, lets start with lettuce, carrots, and broccoli.
- nemo44x 9y agoMost stores I've seen in Manhattan have them between $2.50 - $3.00 lately. However the fruit vendors on the street have them at $1.50. Usually 2 for $3.00. But you probably want to use them that day which I see as a feature.
- wallace_f 9y agoWe actually do the opposite in the US. Over 25 billion/year in farm subsidies (by contrast the ISS cost avg. ~9 billion/year b/w '98-'15), almost all of which goes to corporate farmers, especially corn. This is why our markets are saturated with processed corn and corn syrup. In other words the US gov spends ~3x the ISS cost to subsidize obesity so already-rich farmers can get richer (still not as egregious as banking is here, though).
- adventured 9y agoThe US has among the lowest food costs of any developed nation. Compared to our disposable income (which is far higher than most other developed nations), it's even more so. For the majority of Americans, the last thing they have to worry about is the cost of vegetables.