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Anonymous wrote:Doritos at Safeway are like $7 each not on sale you you know...

I'm think fresh food is $$$ and anyone who suggests it isn't us 1. Out of touch 2. Lying or 3. Shopping at a really gross store!

No, it isn’t. At Walmart you can get a 30-serving container of oatmeal for $4, $2.93/gallon milk, an 8 lb (yes, 8lbs) bag of pinto beans for $6.88, 18 eggs for $3, 5 lbs apples for $6, $0.50/canned vegetables. But people are lazy and prefer to get quick junk

People who have worked 10 hours a day are lazy yeah. You are a jerk.

Anonymous wrote:In Asian and African countries, low income people cook from scratch and the meals are simple and mostly healthy, they simply can't afford processed or pre packaged food. You will be hard pressed to find a low income Asian who is overweight or obese, They do however have the cooking skills thanks to their parents or extended family. I have always wondered (not in a judgmental way) why poor Americans don't have basic cooking skills when they are the ones who stand to benefit the most from such skills.

Yes, I have seen the aforementioned EBT grocery hauls on TikTok, all the women have functioning kitchens, it seems for a lot of people buying processed and pre packaged food is a choice.

It doesn't take a lot of expense to cook fresh beans, rice with a small salad or some roasted vegetables. Lots of vegetables are not expensive. Pasta cooked in olive oil with come sausages, garlic + bell pepper is a $10 meal for the family. Good oil can be bought in bulk on EBT. Two packets of linguine 99c each at Trader Joe's, chicken sausage $4.99, 1 head of garlic @ 30c, 2 bell peppers for $1.50 and oil + seasonings bought in bulk which can last months.

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Anonymous wrote:Doritos at Safeway are like $7 each not on sale you you know...

I'm think fresh food is $$$ and anyone who suggests it isn't us 1. Out of touch 2. Lying or 3. Shopping at a really gross store!

No, it isn’t. At Walmart you can get a 30-serving container of oatmeal for $4, $2.93/gallon milk, an 8 lb (yes, 8lbs) bag of pinto beans for $6.88, 18 eggs for $3, 5 lbs apples for $6, $0.50/canned vegetables. But people are lazy and prefer to get quick junk

People who have worked 10 hours a day are lazy yeah. You are a jerk.

LOTS of people work 10-12 hr days, people still manage to cook. Yes, it's insane that our work hours are horrible, especially low income people but a simple meal can be put together in 20-25 mins.

Let's see you work 12 hour days, spend 3 hours on your public transit commute, come home to hungry kids, body aching, mind exhausted, for months and years on end without a real break. Are you going to cook food from scratch every single night? Or might you occasionally warm up a frozen pizza so you can actually spend some time with your babies?

Stop pretending everyone on snap is even working full time, let alone 12 hr days

Snap has work requirements. It isn't providing much. Most people on benefits work, many work multiple jobs. I'm not pretending, you are uninformed.

Yeah, it’s 80 hrs per MONTH

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Anonymous wrote:The majority of people on food stamps voted for this. They can starve for all I care.
When they see their kids starving, they might learn something and start using a brain cell or two.

How evil of you. Some people voted for this. Many different. No children did. You sick fck.

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Anonymous wrote:In Asian and African countries, low income people cook from scratch and the meals are simple and mostly healthy, they simply can't afford processed or pre packaged food. You will be hard pressed to find a low income Asian who is overweight or obese, They do however have the cooking skills thanks to their parents or extended family. I have always wondered (not in a judgmental way) why poor Americans don't have basic cooking skills when they are the ones who stand to benefit the most from such skills.

Yes, I have seen the aforementioned EBT grocery hauls on TikTok, all the women have functioning kitchens, it seems for a lot of people buying processed and pre packaged food is a choice.

It doesn't take a lot of expense to cook fresh beans, rice with a small salad or some roasted vegetables. Lots of vegetables are not expensive. Pasta cooked in olive oil with come sausages, garlic + bell pepper is a $10 meal for the family. Good oil can be bought in bulk on EBT. Two packets of linguine 99c each at Trader Joe's, chicken sausage $4.99, 1 head of garlic @ 30c, 2 bell peppers for $1.50 and oil + seasonings bought in bulk which can last months.

These are not accurate grocery prices, at least not in any metro area. Also, again you ignore the lack time, space, and cooking skills cooking from scratch requires. Often, poor kids are home alone feeding themselves, while their parent(s) is at job #2 or even 3. They buy them things they can easily microwave, with low risk of burning the house down.

People managed to feed themselves, even kids, before microwaves.

We aren't talking about before. We're talking about now, the world as it actually is.

And today, kids are capable of making themselves something to eat too. You think kids would starve if there were no more pizza rolls and ramen noodle cups?

Have you ever met a kid? If there's nothing but uncooked rice and dry beans in the house, they're more likely to just not eat, even if they theoreticallyknow how to cook them. Stop playing dumb and being cruel.

The parent can cook the food and leave leftovers already prepped on the table for them and they still won’t eat, or say they want junk food instead.

Junk food is like the first drug to kids

You think people working multiple jobs, single parents, caretakers of the elderly, have time to do from-scratch meal planning and prep?

I meal plan and prep and cook my meals from scratch. I buy my food in bulk. It saves a ton of money and time, but it took investments of time and money of front to be able to do this. I've been poor and my diet was very different, and I know that the economics are very different when you are short on time, space, energy, and cash. There's a reason they say it's expensive to be poor.

People will find time for what they consider a priority, unfortunately, my experience has been that majority of them don’t want to cook. I completely understand the shortage of time argument but people all over the world find time to cook because pre packaged is not an option.

You're out of touch and condescending. There isn't much to be done when the time to do something literally does not exist. We aren't talking about people all over the world. We're talking about people in the US, working often multiple jobs, going to school, being disabled, relying on public transportation, etc. All the various reasons someone would be on food stamps, many of which also mean they have limited free time.

And you have the nerve to stick your nose in the air to judge them for what they aren't doing with imaginary time they don't have.

People in rest of the world also have multiple jobs, family commitments, time constraints and less money and no resources. Admit it that lots of people in America don't want to learn basic cooking and nutrition. Of course these arguments don't apply to disabled folks, but able bodied adults should be able to cook a simple meal. Lives in America, even for the poor are far more privileged than the rest of the world and people manage to cook meals at home. Expecting someone to cook a simple meal is not condescending or out of touch, it's called a reasonable expectation.

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Anonymous wrote:Spicy Jalapeño Chicken Sausage

$4.29/12 Oz

Gluten Free
Our Spicy Jalapeño Chicken Sausages employ medium-hot jalapeño peppers, rather than the typical Italian seasonings, to produce a fiery bite. Grill them alongside brightly-colored bell peppers and sliced onions, sauté and serve with scrambled eggs & toast, or throw them under the broiler with buttered Brioche Hot Dog Buns for a quick, satisfying meal on a busy weeknight.

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/spicy-jalapeno-chicken-sausage-028285

Italian Linguine
$0.99/1 Lb
Kosher
Our Italian Linguine is made with one simple ingredient: durum wheat semolina. We don’t believe that a simple macaroni product that’s been produced for centuries should require a laundry list of added ingredients to achieve tasty results. And let’s get one thing clear: Trader Joe’s Italian Linguine is a tasty product. It can be served with just a little olive oil, but becomes especially tasty when traditionally plated with a simple pesto to coat each elliptical noodle as you spin a bit onto your fork. Other common taste-elavating options include using tomato-based sauces or a light sauce with a seafood addition - think salmon, cod, or shrimp. In as little as 7 to 8 minutes of passively boiling pasta, you can have yourself a plate of Italian Linguine noodles, toothsomely al dente, of course, and you’ll be sending your tastebuds on a flavorful flight 6,000 miles across the Atlantic to our favorite boot shaped nation!

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/italian-linguine-047909

These are the prices at Bailey's Crossroads, Falls Church, VA.

And what is rent, healthcare, gas, insurance, and all the other expenses people earning minimum wage but not being scheduled regular hours are paying?

They are a lot. Nobody has ever said that life on minimum wage is easy. It's soul draining and the income inequality we have in the United States is an indictment of our society..

That being said, cooking pasta with some sauage is easy and cheap. It's also an indictment of our society that we have people so detached from reality that they have comvinced themaelves that sausage costs $10 or that basic cooking requires a Viking range and persian saffron.

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Anonymous wrote:Spicy Jalapeño Chicken Sausage

$4.29/12 Oz

Gluten Free
Our Spicy Jalapeño Chicken Sausages employ medium-hot jalapeño peppers, rather than the typical Italian seasonings, to produce a fiery bite. Grill them alongside brightly-colored bell peppers and sliced onions, sauté and serve with scrambled eggs & toast, or throw them under the broiler with buttered Brioche Hot Dog Buns for a quick, satisfying meal on a busy weeknight.

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/spicy-jalapeno-chicken-sausage-028285

Italian Linguine
$0.99/1 Lb
Kosher
Our Italian Linguine is made with one simple ingredient: durum wheat semolina. We don’t believe that a simple macaroni product that’s been produced for centuries should require a laundry list of added ingredients to achieve tasty results. And let’s get one thing clear: Trader Joe’s Italian Linguine is a tasty product. It can be served with just a little olive oil, but becomes especially tasty when traditionally plated with a simple pesto to coat each elliptical noodle as you spin a bit onto your fork. Other common taste-elavating options include using tomato-based sauces or a light sauce with a seafood addition - think salmon, cod, or shrimp. In as little as 7 to 8 minutes of passively boiling pasta, you can have yourself a plate of Italian Linguine noodles, toothsomely al dente, of course, and you’ll be sending your tastebuds on a flavorful flight 6,000 miles across the Atlantic to our favorite boot shaped nation!

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/italian-linguine-047909

These are the prices at Bailey's Crossroads, Falls Church, VA.

And what is rent, healthcare, gas, insurance, and all the other expenses people earning minimum wage but not being scheduled regular hours are paying?

They are a lot. Nobody has ever said that life on minimum wage is easy. It's soul draining and the income inequality we have in the United States is an indictment of our society..

That being said, cooking pasta with some sauage is easy and cheap. It's also an indictment of our society that we have people so detached from reality that they have comvinced themaelves that sausage costs $10 or that basic cooking requires a Viking range and persian saffron.