The term "food desert" is defined in such a way as to exclude most forms of inexpensive vegetables that poor people actually eat, such as frozen or canned, and

The term "food desert" is defined in such a way as to exclude most forms of inexpensive vegetables that poor people actually eat, such as frozen or canned, and many other foods which are approximately just as healthy. These people don't lack access to healthy food, they simply don't have the money to buy expensive boutique fresh foods that only the odd cultural elitist thinks is necessary for healthy eating (and absent any scientific evidence). We've defined "food desert" to mean "nobody buys expensive, unnecessary food", which sounds suspiciously like poor people are demonstrating good judgment. True food deserts are very rare. I've been poor in many parts of the US. All food deserts per the conventional definition, while never lacking in plenty of healthy food options in reality. Asserting that the vegetables that poor people eat are not hipster enough to count as "vegetables" is a bizarre way to demonstrate that one cares about the welfare of poor people.