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“All of America's problems I could have worked around, one way or another, but not the food.” What? I’m not sure what you are referring to. Yes, there are lots
by bluejekyll 4y ago
“All of America's problems I could have worked around, one way or another, but not the food.”
What? I’m not sure what you are referring to. Yes, there are lots of options in the grocery store that are horrible for you, but you don’t need to buy it. There are plenty of farmers markets around, there is good produce in many (most?) markets.
Personal choice is a huge factor in all of this. Time to prepare food is a problem for many overworked Americans, and I suspect this is the bigger issue. The choice for a quick and easy (bad for you) meal is enticing when you might be working multiple jobs.
- orwin 4y agoWell mostly agree, but they are outliers. I've been at a place in West Virginia where the closest store was a small Piggly Wiggly, and it was still a 30 minute drive. You could go to the Farmer market in Hungtington, but it was a 1:30h drive at least (don't remember exactly where was the market, if it was downtown it might have been more). Luckily there was a lot of Shitake, lot of salads and cultivated vegetables directly at the house, but i will remember this store all my life.
- somewhereoutth 4y agoYou can't prepare all your food yourself from specialist suppliers, even if you could find such that were actually what they claimed to be, and how would you know? There is no food regulation as we understand it in the EU. Anyone can sell anything as anything, buyer beware!