You can buy fresh products at a reasonable cost in the USA, just have to make the effort to look. Talking about processed bread, here is an example from Sam's

You can buy fresh products at a reasonable cost in the USA, just have to make the effort to look. Talking about processed bread, here is an example from Sam's Club [0] for sourdough boules, at $6 for four (about 1kg total). The ingredient list contains nothing ultra-processed. [0]: Soudough boules at Sam's Club https://www.samsclub.com/p/members-mark-sourdough-boules-4-ct/PL980416810 https://www.samsclub.com/p/members-mark-sourdough-boules-4-c...