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Where are you shopping? While the average american supermarket (Kroger, Gerbes, Safeway, Wal-Mart) has a lot of unhealthy food available, there are also a lot
by bpodgursky 12y ago
Where are you shopping? While the average american supermarket (Kroger, Gerbes, Safeway, Wal-Mart) has a lot of unhealthy food available, there are also a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Whole foods is a REALLY bad example of the average cost of food in the US--it's well known for being expensive and catering to the organic/locally grown/whatever crowd. You're not going to get an accurate idea of US food prices shopping there.
- frio 12y agoSure, I'm aware that costs are higher at Whole Foods :). Sorry, I shouldn't have left that unqualified. I've been elsewhere too; they just had a selection which reminded me the most of a supermarket at home (partly because this particular one wasn't massively oversized like the Wal-Mart I visited -- everything here is bigger!). I'm also staying in an area (Downtown in an nice city) where food would be more expensive anyway, which may be influencing my perception. So, again -- it's just an anecdote, but the area I'm in back home is generally regarded as an expensive one too.
- cpeterso 12y ago> Whole foods is a REALLY bad example of the average cost of food in the US--it's well known for being expensive ... Thus the nickname "Whole Paycheck". :)