Part of this is true, part of this is not. Stores carry what is demanded of their customers, and they don’t carry what they can’t sell before it goes bad. The

Part of this is true, part of this is not. Stores carry what is demanded of their customers, and they don’t carry what they can’t sell before it goes bad. The food isn’t there because it’s not consumed, and because you can’t buy it, it’s not consumed. Fresh food is expensive and goes bad, it’s too much risk as a small business to carry if you don’t think you can sell it. That’s the issue you often see. My second point would be the huge number of ethnic markets in low income areas with a tone of fresh fruits and veggies. When consumed, they are carried. There is a culture of convenience that pushes people to shelf stable meals. Those are quick, and generally unhealthy.