study shows how 42M recipients spend their food stamps

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Anonymous wrote:Junk food is cheap. Healthy food is expensive. Work from there.

Chips and soda are not cheap! Frozen pizzas are not cheap! What junk food do you think is cheap?

They are cheap when you're:

1. Doing your shopping at convenience stores because you live in a food desert and the grocery store is multiple bus rides away.

2. You work multiple jobs and don't have time to prepare meals, but your children still need to eat.

Buying healthy food is cheaper over time. It is not cheaper when you consider that it doesn't last as long, requires equipment to cook it, a skilled person to cook it, and time.

You all have clearly never been poor. When I was in my early 20's I lived in a basement apartment with a sink, a toaster oven, and a mini fridge. I didn't have a car, so I got a lot of my food at 7-11 or the maybe once a month trip someone would drive me to a grocery store, and still I had little room for perishables.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t trust the motivations of the study authors, but I’m not at all surprised the findings. When’s the last time you saw fresh healthy affordable food in a convenience store or a Dollar General? That’s where a lot of SNAP recipients are buying their food because it’s the only thing in town. It’s called food deserts and poor people are much more likely to live in them. Look it up.

People who work multiple jobs don’t have an extra 2 hours every few days to take three busses to the grocery stores in the nicer suburbs to stock up on healthy ingredients. I get salty when I have to drive more than 10 minutes in my comfy car to fill the trunk.

As for SNAP recipients working less, that’s the point. But I suppose the right wingers prefer the poor work 80 hours a week to not starve. That’s what it’s all about to that crowd- maximizing how much you can extract from people with nothing.

Produce at the dollar store: Fruits and veggies now at 5,000 Dollar General locations, company says

30 Jan 2024
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/30/dollar-general-stores-produce/72397538007/

Dollar General is now offering fresh produce options in more than 5,000 stores across the country, the company revealed to USA TODAY exclusively. According to a news release from the company, this move would mean the retailer "has more individual points of produce distribution than any other U.S. mass retailer or grocer."


Produce has marked an area of expansion for Dollar General. In 2022, then-CEO Jeff Owen said on a company earnings call that fresh produce was sold in about 3,000 of its 18,800 stores, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Dollar General's produce offerings include tomatoes, onions, apples, strawberries, potatoes, lemons, salad mixes and more. The company told USA TODAY its stores now carry the top 20 items that would typically be sold in grocery stores.

The company announced it's "Food First" initiative in July 2023, which included the expansion of its private label brand, Clover Valley. The expansion saw over 100 new items introduced to Dollar General shelves, including entrees, sauces, condiments and more.

Why are you so invested in making people sick?

Check the date on that press release and get back to me. Takes some time to turn the ship that is lifelong eating habits.

Dollar General is the only game in many towns, which they know is and is absolutely reflected in their per unit pricing. But I am glad to see they are at least paying lip service to perishable goods, at least for now.

Still doesn’t change the fact that it costs $1.50 for an apple that provides 100 calories and $1.50 for a bag of discount Funyuns that provides 450 calories, but healthy options are good. I’d like to see more states double allotments for fresh produce, because the math still doesn’t math for someone trying to maximize their calories per dollar.

It’s expensive to be poor.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Government and Blackrock corporations in collusion to keep poor people down. Pharma benefits.

Soda corporations definitely are reaping billions from SNAP recipients. Really it’s for food, why is soda even allowed? It has zero nutritional value and is actually harmful to people’s bodies.

There’s something going on with the sweet drinks. I used to volunteer with a food bank and we had cases of water. Almost nobody wanted them unless their water was shut off. They all wanted sweet drinks like soda and sweet tea. If it wasn’t available they would buy white sugar to put into drinks. Big sugar is a thing.

It’s addictive.

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These conversations always hinge on the idea that we have any right to judge what poor people choose to eat. It's pretty gross. Would you want people telling you what you can and can't purchase for your family?

I don't care if taxes are paying for it. Our taxes pay for a lot of stuff we have no say in, especially tax breaks for rich people and bailouts for corporations which they then spend on stock buy backs.

You are not morally superior to poor people. There are systemic reasons for the choices they make. Fix those.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Junk food is cheap. Healthy food is expensive. Work from there.

Chips and soda are not cheap! Frozen pizzas are not cheap! What junk food do you think is cheap?

Exactly. Growing up, we couldn’t afford that stuff.

dp This is 2024, not 1974. A 2 liter bottle of soda is cheaper than a half gallon of milk.

I also remember soda being expensive when I was younger. We only started getting it when my dad started making more when I was a teen. McD was also not that relatively cheap.

This is not the case today.

A little carton of fresh strawberries cost $4.99 (and sometimes $6.99). It's not much of a snack to last a week, and actually, it wouldn't even last week because it would start to get moldy. A bag of chips is $2.99 and can last a week.

A bag of chips doesn’t last a week. Chips cost between $6-$7 if not more per bag. Show me $2.99 chips.

You're not comparing like for like in terms of size.

A small carton with a dozen strawberries is $5. A small bag of chips that has more than a dozen chips is $2.99.

Fresh frozen strawberries are much cheaper than fresh and nutritious.

Apples
oranges
celery
carrots

what’s wrong with cucumbers and tomatoes and dressing as a side?

Your privilege is showing.

Fruit is very perishable. Most low income people cannot go to the grocery store more than once per week.

^Bloated government worker?

I'm the "fruit is very perishable" poster. I don't know if you're referring to me, but I work in the private sector, in tech. I've never worked for the government.

I eat fresh fruit almost every morning with my oatmeal, which takes like 30min to slow cook. Fruit is pretty expensive. We don't normally have chips in the house; the only soda we have is ginger ale, and a few small coke bottles for guests who want it. I wfh; I live a nice umc life. But, I didn't always. I grew up lower income, immigrant family.

I think so many of you live in a privileged bubble and have zero clue on what it's like to grow up in a low income, urban household, many with single working moms.

Now tell us you had soda and chips for supper. --Also from hard working immigrant family. We could never afford soda or chips. Ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Judge not lest ye be judged.

I imagine life is pretty miserable if you rely on SNAP. Why is it so awful to let people make their own choices, even if they are not the choices you would make?

Because those choices are not in the best interest of the person. Why should we subsidize “foods” with no nutritional value that will likely contribute to the person becoming overweight and diabetic. This seems like common sense to me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pasta, rice and beans are super cheap. You can get a box of whole wheat pasta for less than. $1.50 and it will last for multiple meals.

If you worked 2 jobs, and had to take the bus for both jobs, just how much time do you think you'd have to cook dinner from scratch?

My mother worked a low level job and cooked from scratched. She was up at 5am, worked, came home and finished prepping meals, then cleaned up. She finally finished at 9pm and then just went to bed. Rinse and repeat. She at least had a ride to work. She never helped us with hw or anything else. Too tired (and I don't blame her).

I'd like to see you be a low income person, work a low income job, take public transit to work, and cook from scratch.

I am now fortunate to wfh and earn a good income. So, we can cook from scratch and do most nights.

Are you serious? So throwing pasta in a pot of boiling water for 6-7 mins is cooking from scratch? Dumping a can of beans in a pot for five mins is too much work? Okay.

Do you want to subsist on pasta and beans daily? Why do you expect poor people to forgo any comfort or food they enjoy?

This is the grossest side of DCUM.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pasta, rice and beans are super cheap. You can get a box of whole wheat pasta for less than. $1.50 and it will last for multiple meals.

If you worked 2 jobs, and had to take the bus for both jobs, just how much time do you think you'd have to cook dinner from scratch?

My mother worked a low level job and cooked from scratched. She was up at 5am, worked, came home and finished prepping meals, then cleaned up. She finally finished at 9pm and then just went to bed. Rinse and repeat. She at least had a ride to work. She never helped us with hw or anything else. Too tired (and I don't blame her).

I'd like to see you be a low income person, work a low income job, take public transit to work, and cook from scratch.

I am now fortunate to wfh and earn a good income. So, we can cook from scratch and do most nights.

Are you serious? So throwing pasta in a pot of boiling water for 6-7 mins is cooking from scratch? Dumping a can of beans in a pot for five mins is too much work? Okay.

Do you want to subsist on pasta and beans daily? Why do you expect poor people to forgo any comfort or food they enjoy?

This is the grossest side of DCUM.

Troll alert.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t trust the motivations of the study authors, but I’m not at all surprised the findings. When’s the last time you saw fresh healthy affordable food in a convenience store or a Dollar General? That’s where a lot of SNAP recipients are buying their food because it’s the only thing in town. It’s called food deserts and poor people are much more likely to live in them. Look it up.

People who work multiple jobs don’t have an extra 2 hours every few days to take three busses to the grocery stores in the nicer suburbs to stock up on healthy ingredients. I get salty when I have to drive more than 10 minutes in my comfy car to fill the trunk.

As for SNAP recipients working less, that’s the point. But I suppose the right wingers prefer the poor work 80 hours a week to not starve. That’s what it’s all about to that crowd- maximizing how much you can extract from people with nothing.

Produce at the dollar store: Fruits and veggies now at 5,000 Dollar General locations, company says

30 Jan 2024
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/30/dollar-general-stores-produce/72397538007/

Dollar General is now offering fresh produce options in more than 5,000 stores across the country, the company revealed to USA TODAY exclusively. According to a news release from the company, this move would mean the retailer "has more individual points of produce distribution than any other U.S. mass retailer or grocer."


Produce has marked an area of expansion for Dollar General. In 2022, then-CEO Jeff Owen said on a company earnings call that fresh produce was sold in about 3,000 of its 18,800 stores, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Dollar General's produce offerings include tomatoes, onions, apples, strawberries, potatoes, lemons, salad mixes and more. The company told USA TODAY its stores now carry the top 20 items that would typically be sold in grocery stores.

The company announced it's "Food First" initiative in July 2023, which included the expansion of its private label brand, Clover Valley. The expansion saw over 100 new items introduced to Dollar General shelves, including entrees, sauces, condiments and more.

Why are you so invested in making people sick?

Check the date on that press release and get back to me. Takes some time to turn the ship that is lifelong eating habits.

Dollar General is the only game in many towns, which they know is and is absolutely reflected in their per unit pricing. But I am glad to see they are at least paying lip service to perishable goods, at least for now.

Still doesn’t change the fact that it costs $1.50 for an apple that provides 100 calories and $1.50 for a bag of discount Funyuns that provides 450 calories, but healthy options are good. I’d like to see more states double allotments for fresh produce, because the math still doesn’t math for someone trying to maximize their calories per dollar.

Junk food is not cheap and it makes people fat and sick. What are you advocating for here?

Votes as long as you can keep people addicted to killing themselves and their kids?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Judge not lest ye be judged.

I imagine life is pretty miserable if you rely on SNAP. Why is it so awful to let people make their own choices, even if they are not the choices you would make?

Because those choices are not in the best interest of the person. Why should we subsidize “foods” with no nutritional value that will likely contribute to the person becoming overweight and diabetic. This seems like common sense to me.

We subsidize a lot of shit that isn't great. In this country adults get to make their own choices.

And be honest, you don't actually care. You just like looking down on poor people. I'm sure you shovel plenty of crap down your gullet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pasta, rice and beans are super cheap. You can get a box of whole wheat pasta for less than. $1.50 and it will last for multiple meals.

If you worked 2 jobs, and had to take the bus for both jobs, just how much time do you think you'd have to cook dinner from scratch?

My mother worked a low level job and cooked from scratched. She was up at 5am, worked, came home and finished prepping meals, then cleaned up. She finally finished at 9pm and then just went to bed. Rinse and repeat. She at least had a ride to work. She never helped us with hw or anything else. Too tired (and I don't blame her).

I'd like to see you be a low income person, work a low income job, take public transit to work, and cook from scratch.

I am now fortunate to wfh and earn a good income. So, we can cook from scratch and do most nights.

Are you serious? So throwing pasta in a pot of boiling water for 6-7 mins is cooking from scratch? Dumping a can of beans in a pot for five mins is too much work? Okay.

Do you want to subsist on pasta and beans daily? Why do you expect poor people to forgo any comfort or food they enjoy?

This is the grossest side of DCUM.

We have pasta or beans and rice multiple times per week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Obesity = Depopulation
The is the globalist agenda.

*This

Democrat elites promote illness and disease because it makes them wealthy.

The biggest beneficiary of poor people using SNAP to buy crap food is Walmart. Do you want to guess which party gets the most Walton money?

Walmart also pays so little even their full time employees are eligible for SNAP.

You aren't subsidizing food for poor people. You're subsidizing yatchs for the billionaires that exploit them as their employer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t trust the motivations of the study authors, but I’m not at all surprised the findings. When’s the last time you saw fresh healthy affordable food in a convenience store or a Dollar General? That’s where a lot of SNAP recipients are buying their food because it’s the only thing in town. It’s called food deserts and poor people are much more likely to live in them. Look it up.

People who work multiple jobs don’t have an extra 2 hours every few days to take three busses to the grocery stores in the nicer suburbs to stock up on healthy ingredients. I get salty when I have to drive more than 10 minutes in my comfy car to fill the trunk.

As for SNAP recipients working less, that’s the point. But I suppose the right wingers prefer the poor work 80 hours a week to not starve. That’s what it’s all about to that crowd- maximizing how much you can extract from people with nothing.

Produce at the dollar store: Fruits and veggies now at 5,000 Dollar General locations, company says

30 Jan 2024
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/30/dollar-general-stores-produce/72397538007/

Dollar General is now offering fresh produce options in more than 5,000 stores across the country, the company revealed to USA TODAY exclusively. According to a news release from the company, this move would mean the retailer "has more individual points of produce distribution than any other U.S. mass retailer or grocer."


Produce has marked an area of expansion for Dollar General. In 2022, then-CEO Jeff Owen said on a company earnings call that fresh produce was sold in about 3,000 of its 18,800 stores, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Dollar General's produce offerings include tomatoes, onions, apples, strawberries, potatoes, lemons, salad mixes and more. The company told USA TODAY its stores now carry the top 20 items that would typically be sold in grocery stores.

The company announced it's "Food First" initiative in July 2023, which included the expansion of its private label brand, Clover Valley. The expansion saw over 100 new items introduced to Dollar General shelves, including entrees, sauces, condiments and more.

Why are you so invested in making people sick?

Check the date on that press release and get back to me. Takes some time to turn the ship that is lifelong eating habits.

Dollar General is the only game in many towns, which they know is and is absolutely reflected in their per unit pricing. But I am glad to see they are at least paying lip service to perishable goods, at least for now.

Still doesn’t change the fact that it costs $1.50 for an apple that provides 100 calories and $1.50 for a bag of discount Funyuns that provides 450 calories, but healthy options are good. I’d like to see more states double allotments for fresh produce, because the math still doesn’t math for someone trying to maximize their calories per dollar.

agree. And an apple isn't quite as filling as a bag of chips. That's what low income people are thinking about, not "an apple a day keeps the doctor away".

You all may recall how Michelle Obama tried to make school meals healthier. The problem is that's not possible the way we do school lunches here. My kids tell me that the school apples are tasteless. No one eats them. You need to have a kitchen staff to cook from scratch, but that's not how we do school lunches here.

Apparently the trolls who attacked Michelle for her healthy meals were liberals, because the liberals here definitely like to addict poor families to crap for votes.

I suppose liberals will deny attacks on Michelle but it’s evident they were behind it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Judge not lest ye be judged.

I imagine life is pretty miserable if you rely on SNAP. Why is it so awful to let people make their own choices, even if they are not the choices you would make?

Because those choices are not in the best interest of the person. Why should we subsidize “foods” with no nutritional value that will likely contribute to the person becoming overweight and diabetic. This seems like common sense to me.

We subsidize a lot of shit that isn't great. In this country adults get to make their own choices.

And be honest, you don't actually care. You just like looking down on poor people. I'm sure you shovel plenty of crap down your gullet.

If those choices are subsidized by the taxpayers and those “food” choices lead to more healthcare that must be subsidized by the taxpayer there must be some common sense guidelines. Soda is not a food. That’s basic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pasta, rice and beans are super cheap. You can get a box of whole wheat pasta for less than. $1.50 and it will last for multiple meals.

If you worked 2 jobs, and had to take the bus for both jobs, just how much time do you think you'd have to cook dinner from scratch?

My mother worked a low level job and cooked from scratched. She was up at 5am, worked, came home and finished prepping meals, then cleaned up. She finally finished at 9pm and then just went to bed. Rinse and repeat. She at least had a ride to work. She never helped us with hw or anything else. Too tired (and I don't blame her).

I'd like to see you be a low income person, work a low income job, take public transit to work, and cook from scratch.

I am now fortunate to wfh and earn a good income. So, we can cook from scratch and do most nights.

Are you serious? So throwing pasta in a pot of boiling water for 6-7 mins is cooking from scratch? Dumping a can of beans in a pot for five mins is too much work? Okay.

Do you want to subsist on pasta and beans daily? Why do you expect poor people to forgo any comfort or food they enjoy?

This is the grossest side of DCUM.

We have pasta or beans and rice multiple times per week.

Just a can of beans? Or an actual meal with additional fresh ingredients and seasonings? You're being dishonest.

I'm also sure that's not all you eat. You eat pizza sometimes. You drink an occasional soft drink. You have a dessert when you feel like it. Yet you'd deny poor people the same autonomy.