Junk Food Not Cheaper Than Healthy Food

[Prophet 451]

2. True, but...

Firstly, you have to take into account ease of access. Secondly, you need to account for the fact that real food rots. When I was unemployed, I tended to eat crap because I did one shop a fortnight, when my unemployment benefits were paid, and I needed the stuff to stay edible for a while. Thirdly, calorie count does make a difference. If I had to consume five bowls of oat bran to get the same energy as one bowl of coco pops, it's still costing me five times as much. Fourth, the idea that poor people tend to be overweight is probably not true. It's just a stereotype. Finally, when you're unemployed, you're often looking to make yourself feel better (partly because society demonises you so much). One of the cheapest ways to make yourself feel better is junk food.