These days, maintaining a healthy diet is expensive, and many lower income families cannot afford this. It is much easier, more convenient and affordable, to swing by McDonald’s, or pick up a few hot dogs or frozen dinners.
Fast food (frozen foods, and ready-made foods) are more accessible to us.
So do you think our ever increasing obesity rate is due, in part, to the price of healthy living?
Why? Why not?
What is your opinion on the matter?
XOX,
Ally
Ally,
Our society (in America) does not practice ‘healthy living‘. We practice consumerism and ‘convenience living’.
You have been led to believe that to be healthy, one must shell out money for: gym membership, special caloric intake meals, etc.
It is indeed inexpensive to go to McDonald’s, buy hot dogs and other pre-prepared foods, however, I can make a meal for less than the cost of fast food if I make the effort to purchase everything at its most basic component (i.e., rice, pasta, tomatoes, corn) and combine it all myself (even less if I purchase in bulk).
As far as the working out goes, when was the last time you saw a jogger being charged for jogging? Push-ups and sit-up don’t cost anything other than time and energy last time I checked, too.
If you have the will to live healthier and are willing to make the sacrifices associated with the above (such as taking the time to make a meal or working out) then you’ll lose weight and feel healthier.
Commercialism has gone to great lengths to make it seem as though it is in our best interest to go for the pre-portioned and prepackaged food. Reason? Money… yours.
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