Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I had two egg whites, two pieces of toast with olive oil and some berries for lunch. I am full. It took 10 minutes to make and it was less than $5. I am not on snap. This meal doesn’t cause obesity. America is massively obese. We should not subsidize heart attacks. Anyone claiming different is poorly educated and wrong.
FYI your meal was loaded with carbs and you are setting yourself up for insulin resistance. That does cause obesity.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Obesity is the bigger health issue in America. No one is starving.
Apparently food stamps have been part of the problem.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Junk food is cheap. Healthy food is expensive. Work from there.
The reality is that preparing healthy food is time-consuming, especially if someone is juggling two jobs or one job and childcare (e.g., getting kids to and from daycare, school, etc). It is exhausting to stand on your feet all day, then stand to cook as well as be present for your kids.
It effing sucks to not have money. My parents stressed over every meal as there were more mouths than portions. I grew up hating cooking because it = stress. Now I generally love to cook, but it took some years to get to that place.
Prepping meals can be very easy. It’s not hard to cook up meat to create spaghetti, tacos or stir fry. You can marinate chicken and throw it in the grill. Then pair it with steamed broccoli. We've become a society that wants meals delivered to our doorstep.
Exactly. If kids aren’t learning cooking basics at home, perhaps they need to learn it in school, or in the after school programs. Poor people all over the world learn to prepare food, and so do most rich people. It’s human nature.
Anonymous wrote:Obesity is the bigger health issue in America. No one is starving.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Junk food is cheap. Healthy food is expensive. Work from there.
The reality is that preparing healthy food is time-consuming, especially if someone is juggling two jobs or one job and childcare (e.g., getting kids to and from daycare, school, etc). It is exhausting to stand on your feet all day, then stand to cook as well as be present for your kids.
It effing sucks to not have money. My parents stressed over every meal as there were more mouths than portions. I grew up hating cooking because it = stress. Now I generally love to cook, but it took some years to get to that place.
Prepping meals can be very easy. It’s not hard to cook up meat to create spaghetti, tacos or stir fry. You can marinate chicken and throw it in the grill. Then pair it with steamed broccoli. We've become a society that wants meals delivered to our doorstep.
Exactly. If kids aren’t learning cooking basics at home, perhaps they need to learn it in school, or in the after school programs. Poor people all over the world learn to prepare food, and so do most rich people. It’s human nature.
Anonymous wrote:Obesity is the bigger health issue in America. No one is starving.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
How about this? Defund the government.
How about no? I like having schools, roads, police and fire departments, airports, etc.
How about we just take soda off SNAP benefits?
Anonymous wrote:Why can’t the snap benefits be limited to vegetables, pasta or meat?