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In reply to the discussion: Why Is Mario Batali on Food Stamps? [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)Healthy food no more costly than junk food, government finds
Contrary to popular belief, many healthy foods are no more expensive than junk food, according to a large new government analysis.
"Price is not a good excuse" for not eating a nutritious diet, says Andrea Carlson, who studies food prices and food consumption with an emphasis on healthy diets.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002693267
All kidding aside, Batali is right. A bag of mini-gala apples at the local 7-11? (which is labelled as a "grocery store" on my Garmin) Yeah right, even if you could find such a product there, you couldn't afford them on $31/week.
Batali has many luxuries the poor don't have: easy transportation, the luxury of time (time enough to exchange a spoiled chicken?!) to cook and prepare, the time to have acquired the knowledge set to make healthy meals, adequate storage for his food etc. etc.
That said, I do applaud him doing this. Anything that brings attention to this issue gets huge kudos from me