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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's SO weird to me that people in poverty are expected to hold themselves to a high standard when it comes to food choices, but nobody freaks out when rich people to eat the Takis and Mountain Dew.

America has this weird belief that people in poverty, single moms, BIPOC are all supposed to hold themselves to a higher standard than the average middle class white dude. [/quote]

I don't think they have to hold themselves to a higher standard. They just also have a choice to eat healthy or not - same as anyone else. They aren't eating unhealthy due to circumstance but by choice.[/quote]
+1 Perhaps it's people who grow up with a poor mindset that prefer eating takis and mountain dew. My children would rather drink water but DH who grew up poor eating fast food will go for a can everytime. He tries but still finds it hard to resist the junk food. We all find comfort in different things. I find comfort in non-food activities like reading and others might find it in music or some other activity. But its hard when your choice of comfort is food when you are feeling down and need a pick me up.[/quote]

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