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I disagree when it comes to the UK. Healthy food; fresh fruit, vegetables and meat is significantly more expensive than processed food. There are/were plenty
by alias_neo 2y ago
I disagree when it comes to the UK. Healthy food; fresh fruit, vegetables and meat is significantly more expensive than processed food.
There are/were plenty of British YouTuber's doing "how cheap can you eat" meals through COVID and the cost of living crisis, they started at ~£1 for a bare-bones meal for one, they were at ~£1.50 last I looked; that's hopefully improving with the recent falls in inflation, but still and issue for many.
Of course the same demographic who can't afford the ingredients to cook their own healthy meals can often also not afford the time to prepare them either; due to working long hours, not being able to afford care for their children, etc.
Food banks are very much on the rise in many parts of the UK[0] and we have millions of children in poverty[1], a significant and heart breaking statistic for such a country.
[0] https://www.trusselltrust.org/news-and-blog/latest-stats/end-year-stats/#factsheets https://www.trusselltrust.org/news-and-blog/latest-stats/end...
[1] https://cpag.org.uk/child-poverty/poverty-facts-and-figures https://cpag.org.uk/child-poverty/poverty-facts-and-figures