• hOrni@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I know that a lot of Americans could lose some weight but there is a difference between dieting and not being able to afford food.

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          2 days ago

          Same answer as to CXORA above. From my experience quality food is usually more expensive. You can also compare something healthy you cook vs something unhealthy you throw into microwave.

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            2 days ago

            It’s still going to be cheaper to cook whatever it is from scratch than buying it pre-made. Unless you’re intentionally buying expensive versions of every ingredient.

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        2 days ago

        I don’t think that’s true. But poorer people tend to have less time available to cook.

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            2 days ago

            Are you saying vegetables, meat and rice are more expensive per serving than pre-packaged food where you live?

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              2 days ago

              I’ve gone to frozen and canned veggies over fresh. Fresh costs nearly .75 more per item, and seems to spoil faster now (I’m assuming due to labor shortages). Taste is a bit off, but I need to save. Come Spring I’ll grow some of my own, and hit the Farmer’s Market from time to time. But so many growers in my area are now selling at “bespoke” prices. $10 for a small brown bag of apples as an example. Due to them being rarer found varieties.

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                13 hours ago

                Yeah, i love using canned and frozen veggies. Way easier to stock up when theres a sale, and its still plenty healthy.

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      3 days ago

      You are being overly dramatic here with your statement!

      The only difference between eating 50grs of chicken a day because you are on a diet and eating 50grs of chicken a day because that’s what you can afford is merely conceptual!

      You are taking this with the wrong attitude! The Great Leader is making the prices go up so your weak will doesn’t have any problems to stick to a diet that will make you thinner!

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        3 days ago

        If they want to make me to eat that little they should at least make insurance cover GLP-1s ffs.

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          This is healthier and cheaper: you don’t take a drug that has side effects and they don’t have to spend tax money to pay for the drug.

          See? They really are thinking of everything! You’ll eat less and you won’t have a tax increase because you won’t need a subsidized drug to achieve it!

          See why The Great Leader is president and you’re not? He devised this masterful plan and you are unable to see “the bigger picture”! I bet you couldn’t ace the many cognitive tests The Great Leader takes monthly as he does.