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Originally Posted by trideltrockstar
Unfortunately, in this country, eating healthy is far more expensive than eating food that is bad for you. With the McDonalds dollar menu and great deals on fattening pizzas/fried chicken/hamburgers, poorer people are going to be attracted to that kind of food. Salads always cost more than french fries & chicken fingers. Until something can be done to lower the cost of healthy food (or, conversely, raise the price of fattening food), this is going to continue.
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That is so true.
People are discouraged and end up going with the cheaper choice, the Value Menu items because they feel as though their money goes a longer way. $4.00 will get you a burger, fries, a drink, and dessert if you want it, but $4.00 will barely cover the cost of a salad. In Americans' eyes, the unhealthy food is more affordable and you get more for your $$$.