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The actual advice from a nutritionist that was quoted was > focusing less on meal replacements and more on whole fruits and vegetables from local farmers, in a
by thinkharderdev 2y ago
The actual advice from a nutritionist that was quoted was
> focusing less on meal replacements and more on whole fruits and vegetables from local farmers, in addition to occasional animal products from farms where those animals were “raised with sustainable practices.”
Which does strike me as advice for relatively affluent people (although "for the 1%" is a bit of a stretch....). It is indeed not that easy to buy fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies for many people. But I do take your point. I don't think money is really the barrier to people eating a nutritious diet of whole foods. The limiting factor is probably time and discipline. You need to shop for fresh foods every few days (real foods spoil!) and actually prepare meals, when the alternative of cheap, prepared foods that are mostly junk are readily available.
- rustybolt 2y agoI fully agree with you: Fruit and vegetables from local farmers is a bit more expensive. Whether it's from local farmers is also not really relevant to the nutritional value. So the whole line of reasoning is just complete bogus. The whole article feels like a thinly-veiled advertisement without any informational value.
- tzs 2y agoIt's an exaggeration to say only high income people can afford fruits and vegetables, but it is true that affording them can be a problem for many lower income people. Around 19 million people in the US live in "food deserts", which are low-income places with poor access to transportation and no supermarkets within a mile (for urban and suburban food deserts) or within 10 miles (for rural food deserts). Their choices for affordable day to day food tend to be fast food places and convenience stores. When the closest you've got to a grocery store is 7-11 your fruit and vegetable options are limited.
- woleium 2y agoI can’t find the link, but i read that food deserts are mostly there as a result of market effects, i.e. insufficient customers bought fresh fruits and vegetables from shops in that area, so they closed.