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In response to "That clip is exactly making my point. Food stamps should be used for more nutritious foods, not junk food." by Redmond

if that family can't afford to eat healthy, how is one who gets even less with public assistance?

Posted by dug (aka chris) Jun 7 '09, 12:49

even assuming you kept them from buying all the "bad" stuff with their money, they're not going to be shopping at Whole Foods for fresh stuff

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I don't know why this is an economic issue... nutritional ignorance doesn't go away with money - Stewie Jun 7, 13:18 7
- Sure it is. In one scenario not only are you wasting money you can't afford to waste but you're also eating unhealthily. In the scenario in your IM - Stephen Jun 7, 13:23 6
  - I'm confused now...if you spend the same amount your way at the grocery store that's not a waste of money - Stewie Jun 7, 13:36 5
    - No, i'm saying I can feed my family for less than $11-12 dollars a dinner. - Stephen Jun 7, 13:54 4
      - From that clip they were eating that shit for lunch too. Lunch is a much cheaper meal than dinner. - Redmond Jun 7, 14:01 3
        
        Yeah, can you imagine that? If they're eating fast food 3 meals a day that's at least $30 a day. - Stephen Jun 7, 14:21 2
        
        The more people you have to cook for the lower you can get the price per person per meal. - Redmond Jun 7, 14:28
        
        I'll say! -- nm - Morgan Spurlock Jun 7, 14:25
For that $11 they spent at BK I could easily cook a meal for a family of four (or more) of chicken breasts, garden salad, and juice to drink. -- nm - Stephen Jun 7, 12:54 12
- and toss in a loaf of french bread too! -- nm - Stephen Jun 7, 12:56 9
  - Not sure if they still have Pak N Save down there. But we have an equivalent to that here called Winco. - Redmond Jun 7, 12:58 8
    - I was at the store yesterday and roma tomatoes are 1.99lb -- nm - 'lia Jun 7, 13:02 5
      - Which store? And why buy Roma tomatos when you can buy a regular tomato for less? - Stephen Jun 7, 13:04 4
        
        I shop HEB. They do EDLP. Roma and regular are the same price. - 'lia Jun 7, 13:11 2
        
        We have boneless chicken breasts at least 3-4 times a week. - Stephen Jun 7, 13:16
        
        You shop the way I do!! Awesome! -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 13:13
        
        Exactly. I will shop by price, not by what I desire. If a roma in on sale that week I buy that. - Redmond Jun 7, 13:10
    - Pak n Save is more of a bay area thing, but we've got Food 4 Less, Winco, and Super Wal Mart. - Stephen Jun 7, 13:02 1
      - I just bought chicken hindquarters at Winco this week for 68 cents a lb. - Redmond Jun 7, 13:04
- Ding!!! They were using lack of time as an argument more than lack of money. -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 12:55
- yeppers. -- nm - CQ Jun 7, 12:55
Well it's assistance. You can still eat more than what you get in food stamps. If you get 200 bucks in food stamps you can throw in a few bucks of - Redmond Jun 7, 12:53
They don't need to go to Whole Foods for fruits and vegetables. Every single supermarket in America has a produce section. -- nm - Ender Jun 7, 12:53 5
- you know that there are large sections of big cities (usually poor areas) that have no supermarkets at all, right? -- nm - loosiflu Jun 7, 14:25
- lately the cost of produce has skyrocketed - 'lia Jun 7, 12:58 3
  - So true. I'm hoping the produce market that just opened up the street from me can maintain their price structure. - MojaveMeg Jun 7, 13:04 2
    - I saw that! I was so jealous! I don't like having to convert many of my recipes - 'lia Jun 7, 13:14
    - My garden is about 3 weeks away from producing food. I can't wait!! -- nm - Redmond Jun 7, 13:12
seems to me they're just effin lazy. They need to try harder. -- nm - CQ Jun 7, 12:53 2
- Seriously, as the family budgeter and family chef I can tell you the "we can feed our family dinner for $11 buying from the grocery store" is bull. - Stephen Jun 7, 12:55 1
  - uh make that can = can't -- nm - Stephen Jun 7, 13:02

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