One In Five Americans Can't Afford Food

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allvol123 said:
This completely jives with the lack of obesity in this country.
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Foods high in fat and sugar are cheap. For example ground chuck compared to skinless chicken breast or a box of little debbie cakes compared to fresh fruit. Nice try though on the smart ass comment though.
 
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windyvol said:
Foods high in fat and sugar are cheap. For example ground chuck compared to skinless chicken breast or a box of little debbie cakes compared to fresh fruit. Nice try though on the smart ass comment though.
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just buy bone-in chicken and do all the labor yourself
 
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windyvol said:
Foods high in fat and sugar are cheap. For example ground chuck compared to skinless chicken breast or a box of little debbie cakes compared to fresh fruit. Nice try though on the smart ass comment though.
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Ground chuck is fine. People have eaten it forever healthily. The processed sugars are the problem and people buy them because they're good, not because they're cheap.

You're taking the ridiculous position here that price of food is making people fat, rather than reality.
 
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windyvol said:
Foods high in fat and sugar are cheap. For example ground chuck compared to skinless chicken breast or a box of little debbie cakes compared to fresh fruit. Nice try though on the smart ass comment though.
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You sound sad and depressed. I am guessing you will go bury your face in some chocolate to resolve this.
 
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I think the additives used in the growing process and processing of food is a big part of obesity.
When I was young, we raised gardens, hogs, chickens and milked cows. We used pure lard, homemade butter etc.
Obesity was not a problem back then.
We also worked and got plenty of exercise. I am sure that was a big part also.

We ate the things that we are now told not to eat.
 
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FWIW, last week I went to the store and fed me and my son all week on about $30.

Chicken, rice, beans, pasta, pasta sauce, mixed vegetables, lunch meat, eggs, cereal and bread. Fed two people for about $5/day.

If you do the work yourself, and buy off brands, people in this country can eat super cheap and healthy.
 
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rjd970 said:
FWIW, last week I went to the store and fed me and my son all week on about $30.

Chicken, rice, beans, pasta, pasta sauce, mixed vegetables, lunch meat, eggs, cereal and bread. Fed two people for about $5/day.

If you do the work yourself, and buy off brands, people in this country can eat super cheap and healthy.
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We spend more than that per week but that is the way we buy.
We have been buying whole chickens when they are .078-0.99 per pound, split fryer breast at 0.99, boneless chicken breast 1.69-1.99.
We also purchase the whole pork loins around 1.99 per pound and some pork chops 1.50-1.99 per pound.
The wife can take a few spices and sauces and do a bunch of dishes with chicken and pork loins.
If the meat is not on sale we pass on it. It is ridiculous high if not on sale.
One has to do some smart shopping these days. The overall price of food is way up.
 
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I realize this article is old...

I blame the FDA and Television. Food prices soar, yet we force suppliers to dump products. Restaurants sell individual portions that could feed a whole family and half of it will go in the trash. We're spoiled.

Americans waste, throw away nearly half their food: study | Reuters

Particularly worrisome, the organization said, was evidence that there has been a 50 percent jump in U.S. food waste since the 1970s. Unsold fruits and vegetables in grocery stores account for a big part of the wasted food.
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Record 46 Million Americans on Food Stamps - Yahoo! Finance

"There were fewer than 31 million people on food stamps as recently as November 2008, but an aggressive effort from President Obama's administration has helped build participation, with the total increasing by 44 percent since the president took office in January 2009.

Liberal commentator Alan Colmes, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece Tuesday, cites the expansion as a key achievement of the Obama administration, as participants "only stay on it an average of nine months" and circulate $1.73 back into the economy for each food stamp dollar spent."


:blink: It seems that the liberals define key achievements differently than I do.
 
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Vol423 said:
Record 46 Million Americans on Food Stamps - Yahoo! Finance

"There were fewer than 31 million people on food stamps as recently as November 2008, but an aggressive effort from President Obama's administration has helped build participation, with the total increasing by 44 percent since the president took office in January 2009.

Liberal commentator Alan Colmes, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece Tuesday, cites the expansion as a key achievement of the Obama administration, as participants "only stay on it an average of nine months" and circulate $1.73 back into the economy for each food stamp dollar spent."


:blink: It seems that the liberals define key achievements differently than I do.
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How did they come up with the 1.73.
 
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tim said:
Just fed a family of 5 under 10 bucks. Its called home cooking.
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I have produced about $70 worth of tomatoes this year for under 10 bucks also. It's amazing what you can do when you fire up the stove or plant some tomato plants by the sidewalk.
 
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MG1968 said:
pinto beans, rice, cornbread and sliced tomatoes
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This X a gillion. And for the remainder you can get a 6 pack of Keystone Light and still stay under $10. Can I get some chopped onions on the beans though?
 
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windyvol said:
Foods high in fat and sugar are cheap. For example ground chuck compared to skinless chicken breast or a box of little debbie cakes compared to fresh fruit. Nice try though on the smart ass comment though.
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So you are OK with me buying the chicken breast with the rib bones and skin on over the ground chuck? Bout the same price and once you whip the skin off and fillet the bones off guess what?
 
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BigPapaVol said:
Ground chuck is fine. People have eaten it forever healthily. The processed sugars are the problem and people buy them because they're good, not because they're cheap.

You're taking the ridiculous position here that price of food is making people fat, rather than reality.
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I would say convenience is making people fat, not the price of food.
 
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Gramps said:
I think the additives used in the growing process and processing of food is a big part of obesity.
When I was young, we raised gardens, hogs, chickens and milked cows. We used pure lard, homemade butter etc.
Obesity was not a problem back then.
We also worked and got plenty of exercise. I am sure that was a big part also.

We ate the things that we are now told not to eat.
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Tough to explain to this generation that raising hogs and chickens on Farmville just isn't the same. My Papa had a smokehouse until I was in my teens. Man could he make some smoked ham. One of my regrets growing up is that I never got to kill hogs with him.
 
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