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Part of my childhood was in West Virginia and visit family occasionally. I can attest to the comment about food deserts. There's a nearby Dollar General, which
by redserk 3y ago
Part of my childhood was in West Virginia and visit family occasionally. I can attest to the comment about food deserts.
There's a nearby Dollar General, which is fine for processed food and sodas, but you have to go 20 miles away to a grocery store with proper fresh food.
Here's an article from 2015. Things have seemingly not gotten better:
https://wvpublic.org/whats-an-appalachian-food-desert-and-why-are-they-increasing/ https://wvpublic.org/whats-an-appalachian-food-desert-and-wh...
- unlikelytomato 3y agoI have bought plenty of healthy food from Dollar General. Rice, beans, canned tuna, nuts, seeds, frozen veggies, etc. It's all the same types of things I would recommend someone trying to eat healthier to get from a supermarket
- andsoitis 3y agoHere's a more recent article (2023): https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2023/01/26/wv-healthy-food-access-hunger/ https://mountainstatespotlight.org/2023/01/26/wv-healthy-foo... Access to fresh fruit and veg in West Virginia is mostly a problem in the rural areas from what I can tell (and by searching for "fruit and vegetable" or "supermarket" on google maps). Would teaching people how to grow their own fresh produce in the rural areas work?
- doix 3y agoMaybe, but it's harder. If I had to grow my own fruit and vegetables, I probably wouldn't and just wouldn't eat them. My argument isn't that it's impossible to be healthy in such places, just that it's harder.