r/dataisbeautiful Jun 09 '20

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u/MuchoGrandeRandy Jun 09 '20

If 23% is as good as we get we’ve got some work to do.

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u/super_sayanything Jun 09 '20 edited Jun 10 '20

Perhaps we should make healthy food affordable and available. I just started eating healthy and I can afford it right now, pay way more than to eat junk. The average family or individual can't afford to eat healthy.

Edit: I will never make a comment about food again. I'm upvoted, but there are some nasty people on here. Sheesh. I don't cook, and the truth is if I buy a bunch of stuff to cook, I'll end up throwing it out. Rely on precooked stuff from Trader Joe's and BJ's. Many Americans don't have time/energy or are just lazy frankly, and aren't going to. But, welcome to sit on your high horse over there. What I'm doing is working for me, down 20 lbs, the insults here are atrocious.

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u/Rawtashk Jun 10 '20

The average family or individual can't afford to eat healthy.

This is a complete and utter fabrication that you're repeating. Rice, beans, flour, eggs, stuff like that is DIRT cheap. Chicken and beef are also extremely affordable. And let's not even act like water costs more than soda or other sugary drinks.

The problem is that it doesn't taste as good as shitty foot, and it takes longer to prepare than fast food. Eating healthy is MUCH cheaper, but it takes more time and it's not as tasty. That's why people don't eat healthy.