[AKA_Monet]

Kevin, sweetheart...

I am not understanding your point. Generally, to bring most foods to market to fit the public health standards, there is some treatment. Moreover, we are at least 2-3 generations away from cultivars and a former agrarian society. Most of fresh produced that is not grown on the west coast of the US is grown in Central and South America. Some is shipped from Asia and the Pacific Rim.

So this makes the healthy food issue one of a business decision... Most ghettos do not have safe grocers and at best, when the public health officials get there, the mom and pop food stores need to be cited and shutdown. The other issue is most poor people are ignorant. They do not read food labels in any language. So, comfort foods will more abundantly purchased versus healthy food anytime.

The other issue is most poor people like quick and easy microwavable foods. Foods made from scratch... Friends of mine want to take some kind of cooking class. While some find that fun and interesting, I know how to cook, from de-feathering or de-scaling to full course meal. That is because my mother and grandmother taught me. But, most people do not cook, barely boil water. So, the choice of going to the grocery store with a list to purchase necessary items is a foreign concept to many. Then, the get the ready made meals anyway, which Safeway, Kroger and Whole Foods have marketed to... C'mon, you bake pizzas? While tasty, is that healthy everyday? And McDonald's are now in some larger grocery chains--like SuperTargets and Walmarts...

Also, they have these fast food joints that are the worst kind of food consumption for everyone. But people like them. So how are we going to legislate better healthy eating habits when people want to be supersized?

And the schools have found a way to capitalize on that market...

Did you have to take Hygiene or Consumer Ed in public school?

They canceled those classes when I got to high school. So we are talking about over 20 years of kids not having these kinds of classes.