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[quote=Anonymous]I understand the OP's question. In this area, it is considered lower class to eat at chain restaurants like Applebee's or the Olive Garden. It is considered lower class to eat pre-made food. Upper class people in this area place a premium on independently owned restaurants. The lower class restaurants don't even have to be fast food, though some fast food is "classier" than others (see: everyone who loves Chipotle but demonizes McDonald's).

I don't know if it has been posted in the unintentional status symbol thread or not, but I personally consider food tastes to be a huge status symbol, sometimes unintentional. Buying fresh fruits and vegetables (whether they come from the farmer's market, WF or Giant) IS an indicator of money. When I was a poor child on food stamps, we did not buy fresh peas. We did not buy fresh corn. We bought the frozen bags that cost $0.50 in 1984 because they would last longer.

Beans and rice poster, that's why beans and rice are considered a "poor food" by many as well. You can buy a large bag of rice and a couple bags of dried beans and eat for weeks. You will not get the vitamins and fiber and whatnot from the fruit and vegetables you're missing, but you will not starve. You will have adequate carbohydrates  and protein for energy. This is WHY they're a staple in many parts of the world, and the primary food source for many, many people.

Fresh produce, fresh meats - these were things that we did not get a ton of as kids because the food stamp money only went so far.

I also agree with the PP who mentioned large sizes of things - 2 liter bottles of soda instead of single serving and gallon tubs of ice cream instead of Ben and Jerry's. We didn't get those things as kids except for once in a blue moon as a treat, and I always, always wished I could just have my own can of soda, rather than pouring a glass from a bottle that would inevitably go flat if it was in the house for more than a day.[/quote]

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