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And I don’t know how I would go the grocery store every two days. I really don’t and my DH and I already work much less than most. [/quote]

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In the US, we work much longer hours and have fewer vacations with both parents working. We also largely don't live in neighborhoods where you can walk to a corner market or bakery with fresh food. Our neighborhoods are zoned with housing in one location and commercial businesses in another. All this adds up to a reliance on convenience food. It is possible to avoid it, but it isn't easy.

My family does generally eat pretty well, I think. We use a year-round CSA for veggies and meat, bake our own bread, buy organic products, etc. We only eat out once or sometimes twice a month. But we certainly still eat our share of processed foods - especially when it comes to convenience for kids' lunches and such. We always have chips in the house, though all desserts except ice cream are homemade.

I do always remember though, when a friend from England came to visit with her two year old. One of the snacks I offered was a colby-jack cheese stick and she was horrified and amused by the thought that it was considered cheese at all. It actually made me think twice and now I just buy real blocks of cheese and we cut slices with a cheese slicer for snacks. But it's true that even some of the snacks that many Americans think of as healthy, like a cheese stick, are really not "real food" at all.[/quote]

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