tvashtarkatena

Well, I don't know what 'the poor's' problems are, probably varies, and I've heard that the obesity epidemic isn't confined to poor folk. I can tell you that a healthy diet of whole foods is cheaper, though. It's not a difficult thing to prove, really. It may involve eating less calories, though. Since obesity, not hunger, is the problem, studies that focus on cost per calorie are, of course, bullshit. (LARD!) Wrong focus. Cost per healthy, appropriate diet should be the measure...of course.

Pressure cooker: $10 at Goodwill, $50 for new stainless version online. A week's worth of beans in one hour. Hell, that gives you more time to spent buying cigarettes....

Oh, so poor people are too fat, so we're worried about cost per calorie, now? Seems like being able to afford enough calories might not be the problem here.... But, if you want cheap calories, a 50 lb bag of rice works out to be .50 a lb Beat that, calorie for calorie. Nope...you can't.

Strawman. You don't have to spring for the organics to get healthy food. Regular old apples are plenty good enough. I guarantee that whatever meal in a box you can come up with (assuming it actually exists in the real world), I can beat healthwise and pricewise with a home cooked version. Go....

Poor/lazy - cause or effect? Some one way, some the other, fo shiz.

Lenny's produce stand. 'Poor' neighborhoods usually have something similar nearby.

They are fatter. The myth is that healthy food is more expensive. It isn't. Not by a long shot. I agree that education is one key to solving the problem.

Well, I'm 51 and I can tell you that the availability of inexpensive, high quality food now is light years ahead of what it used to be. Every supermarket has a full organics section. Most have great bulk sections. Sure, they sell shitfood, too, if that's what you're into. It's a choice. And who in their right mind is going to give this clown show of a congress MORE power to regulate our already highly regulated lives? From the people who brought you the deficit, endless war, the War on Drugs.... Read the labels and STFU. Foods that aren't GMO proudly proclaim it (for advertising purposes, of course).

Economics has fuck all to do with it. That's a complete myth. Whole foods are the cheapest way to go. Apples: .59/lb. Rice: .50/lb. Oats: .79/lb. Chicken: 1.99/lb etc.... It's a choice. Poor people also smoke more. Cuz smoking is cheaper than not smoking, perhaps?

I just ordered some Tejazzle....

Half full, anyway. BLT, bitches!

your belief that it is easy to unplug the boob tube is clearly not supported by the evidence around us. When I suddenly give a shite about what the rest of the herd is doing, I'll let you know. Full plate o' me own and all....

There's medication for that, I think.

Fuckin' right, cuz I got the better part of a BLT stuffed into me pie hole!

Master's are good if you want to know practically fuck all about about a lot of stuff. PhD's are better if you want to know a lot about something no one else cares about.

So, label the food (already done!), edumicate the population (needs work), and let the citizen decide. My plan exactly!

Cool, cuz for a minute there I thought you were going to attack free speech rights and stuff. I know a lot of TVs no longer have 'off' buttons, but I hear (not owning one, this is second hand), that you can unplug 'em and they stop making picherz and noise.

One thing I love about my buds is how much they go on and on about how spiritual they are, as compared to the rest of the population, of course.

Not a PhD? Hmmm...could be a self esteem issue.

MUST NOT WATCH TV...

Food is labeled well enough for any consumer to make their choices, so STFU and let's eat!

Morality is action. Spirituality is something you necessarily include on your eHarmony profile.

Certainly, public education and voluntary compliance couldn't possibly be a solution. Legal sanctions have worked wonders with drugs. Wonders.

I would so love to draft a federally mandated diet program. Given that the dieting industry is practically non-existent in this country, I'm sure there'd be no corporate co-opting during such a project. Then naps. then vices, and jobs, and...oh, wait.

There's not shortage of attractive young ladies on the innernutz, if that's what you seek...some will even be happy to show your their face AND their butt crack, too.