I don't buy that. The vast majority of people would save substantial money by eating better--either by cutting out fast food or by avoiding junk food. Convenie

I don't buy that. The vast majority of people would save substantial money by eating better--either by cutting out fast food or by avoiding junk food. Convenience/time is a big issue, but its not like the upscale versions of fast food are really that better for you. It's a cultural thing. Nobody eating a big mac for dinner every night would switch to kale salad from Whole Foods if they got a raise. America never had a good food culture and what little we even had was based on stay-at-home wife. Money isn't the reason why lower class Hispanic and Asian areas can support grocers with quality produce, but white lower class areas don't. Half my families "recipes" originated on mass produced canned/boxed food labels. My grandmas chicken and rice dish calls for cambells and uncle bens. Regardless, I love it anyway.