Can't bring myself to buy crap

Posted Sunday, December 14, 2008 7:50 PM by andy

The other night we ran out to the luminaries event at the Lady bird wildflower center with Luke.  It was free with a donation of cans of food at the door.  After checking our pantry and finding a total of 2 cans which expired over a year ago, we realized we had to pick up some food on the way.  Stopping at the super target, I found their can isle and was immediately disgusted.  Nothing but cans of campbell's soup and processed crap.  I eventually found some cans of black beans near shin level taking up all of 8 inches of isle space.

It was a real indication of how my tastes have changed.  Growing up I loved all that salty processed food and now I consider it nearly toxic.  It's a shame how convienence and quantity have really trumped quality and taste in our society. 

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# re: Can't bring myself to buy crap

Monday, December 15, 2008 8:05 AM by Cindy

It sucks how nutritious food is also more expensive than the cheap, nutritionally-void processed foods.

A lower income family might pass up fruits and vegetables in favor of chips and crackers because of cost.  Plus many lower income areas are considered "food deserts" because there are no quality grocery stores -- just fast food.

So here we have a society that pushes cheap, crap to eat and makes it more difficult to find or afford to buy nutritious food.

No wonder more than half of Americans are obese or overweight.