This is a very broad statement. It's likely true in some cases, but access to food is wildly different depending on where you live and how much you make. Consi

This is a very broad statement. It's likely true in some cases, but access to food is wildly different depending on where you live and how much you make. Consider these individuals (not meant as an exhaustive list of archetypes): 1. A high-income American who lives in a large city, owns a car and/or can afford grocery delivery 2. A middle-income American who lives in the suburbs and has access to a grocery store, but is price-sensitive when it comes to food 3. A low-income American without access to a car, who lives in a "food desert" in a large city and does most of their shopping at a bodega/corner market 4. An American who lives in a rural area without a grocery store for several miles The way these people engage with food is wildly different, and only those in the first group could be rationally considered "lazy" if they chose processed food. If your goal is simply to feed yourself and your family, you're likely going to optimize more for calories-per-dollar than you are than for freshness. When compared to processed food, fresh produce is actually incredibly expensive.