Do y'all think higher food prices will lead to people getting healthier by consuming less?

[CouldntBeMeTho]

unhealthy food is cheaper than healthy food.

I'm sick of this tired talking point. Have you been through a drive thru lately. It's cheaper to cook actual food for yourself

 

[boriquaking]

That’s literally not how it works.


People going to get priced out of healthy food, and resort to going to bodegas for juice, soda, candy, etc. When people have no access to nutrition they eat all this shyt instead. Unless you have money, but people affected by this have no money. And if they have shytty jobs putting them in that position in the first place, chances are they lack the education to know what they should or shouldn’t eat.

Obesity is an epidemic in this country, and theres a reason it mostly affects Latinx, Black, and poor white folks. Thats by design.

 

[Damba]

No, as long as these places have dollar menus and 40 nuggets for $1.85.

 

[My Girl is Bow Legged]

 

[Wild self]

No, as long as these places have dollar menus and 40 nuggets for $1.85.

I heard that dollar menus, ain't $1 anymore. I was told that they charging $2.29 for 6 nuggets at Wendy's now!

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

That’s literally not how it works.


People going to get priced out of healthy food, and resort to going to bodegas for juice, soda, candy, etc. When people have no access to nutrition they eat all this shyt instead. Unless you have money, but people affected by this have no money. And if they have shytty jobs putting them in that position in the first place, chances are they lack the education to know what they should or shouldn’t eat.

Obesity is an epidemic in this country, and theres a reason it mostly affects Latinx, Black, and poor white folks. Thats by design.

Let me see a recent source on that. I don't believe that rich cacs are on average skinnier. If anything they are probably fatter because they have food in their face as much as they want constantly.

 

[FreedMind]

If anything, people are going to be because they have to load up on cheap sources of carbs. Eating bread and pastries.

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

I heard that dollar menus, ain't $1 anymore. I was told that they charging $2.29 for 6 nuggets at Wendy's now!

These nikkas still got 90s era prices in their head using 90s era talking points. It's 2022 and fast food is more expensive than cooking for yourself I'm telling you from experience

 

[FreedMind]

Let me see a recent source on that. I don't believe that rich cacs are on average skinnier. If anything they are probably fatter because they have food in their face as much as they want constantly.

I suppose it depends on what part of the country you're in.

I'm often in an affluent city in the bay area, and fat people are the outliers.

You see guys biking at all times of the day, while the women are out playing tennis and shyt.

I was actually having this conversation with a friend recently. Physical fitness as a status signifier.

 

[Wild self]

These nikkas still got 90s era prices in their head using 90s era talking points. It's 2022 and fast food is more expensive than cooking for yourself I'm telling you from experience

Fast food is just as expensive as a sit-down restaurant nowadays. Might as well spend that $20 and get some fresh salmon and broccoli at a sit down establishment, than $20 and stuff your body with sodium.

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

I'm sick of this tired talking point. Have you been through a drive thru lately. It's cheaper to cook actual food for yourself

nikka what? They selling 4,000 chicken nuggets for $1.99 and shyt at them fast food ass spots. That said, I agree that people do need to make more of an effort to cook more. And you don’t have to be fancy with it, but try to go shopping at Whole Foods and see how much that shyt cost. shyt be ridiculous. I mainly shop there though cause it’s a pretty healthy store. Would be much cheaper and easier to go to McDonald’s all the time like a lot of people do.

 

[Wild self]

I suppose it depends on what part of the country you're in.

I'm often in an affluent city in the bay area, and fat people are the outliers.

You see guys biking at all times of the day, while the women are out playing tennis and shyt.

Most people are in the Midwest and South, where drive-thrus are always packed, and people all look . Those small towns are the worst with their obesity.

 

[FreedMind]

nikka what? They selling 4,000 chicken nuggets for $1.99 and shyt at them fast food ass spots. That said, I agree that people do need to make more of an effort to cook more. And you don’t have to be fancy with it, but try to go shopping at Whole Foods and see how much that shyt cost. shyt be ridiculous. I mainly shop there though cause it’s a pretty healthy store. Would be much cheaper and easier to go to McDonald’s all the time like a lot of people do.

Whole foods fell off tough once they got acquired by Amazon. Quality fell off considerably.

 

[boriquaking]

Let me see a recent source on that. I don't believe that rich cacs are on average skinnier. If anything they are probably fatter because they have food in their face as much as they want constantly.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adult Obesity in the United States: CDC’s Tracking to Inform State and Local Action

 

[Tres Leches]

Na they’ll just eat from McDonald’s $2 menu