3 euros worth of vegetables almost definitely doesn’t have the same calorie content than 3 euros worth of any junk food. This is true independent of where you live in the western world.
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ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 hours agoI don’t know where you live, but where I live junk is stupid fucking expensive compared to veggies, and an increasing number of people are still overweight. A single 300-350g frozen pizza will set you back at least 6EUR, I can easily buy fresh veggies for a meal to feed a family of 4 people for 12EUR, that takes 30min to prepare, less if you try to save money. I simply don’t buy in to the whole cost premise being the reason.
Iconoclast@feddit.uk 12 hours ago
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 hours ago
Exactly, so obesity is not a cost issue
Iconoclast@feddit.uk 12 hours ago
Yeah because poor people are famously known for switching to home cooked vegan meals which naturally decreases their calorie intake.
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
No if course not, but that is something entirely different that cost being the issue
nyan@lemmy.cafe 6 hours ago
Time and energy to prep meals is also a cost. I don’t know how it is in Europe, but in North America, the poor-but-employed segment of the population is often working multiple minimum wage jobs to stay afloat. Even if they know how to cook and have the tools to do so, they may be too tired when they get home to do more than pop a pizza in the oven.