A good meal that includes a burger, fries and a drink for just three dollars and some change is extremely cheap. Especially compared to how much it would cost to make a healthy alternative of the same type of meal. Low costs make it easier on parents to provide food for their kids. People just don’t have a lot of money to spend every night on fresh homemade food. Around the 1980’s is when the United States started to produce food in mass amounts to keep up with the growing population. This means that food is able to be sold in larger portions, and priced more affordably. Before the 1980’s food was produced based on demand, not just to see how much you could make. Serving size for drinks has actually doubled as well from eight fluid ounces to sixteen fluid
A good meal that includes a burger, fries and a drink for just three dollars and some change is extremely cheap. Especially compared to how much it would cost to make a healthy alternative of the same type of meal. Low costs make it easier on parents to provide food for their kids. People just don’t have a lot of money to spend every night on fresh homemade food. Around the 1980’s is when the United States started to produce food in mass amounts to keep up with the growing population. This means that food is able to be sold in larger portions, and priced more affordably. Before the 1980’s food was produced based on demand, not just to see how much you could make. Serving size for drinks has actually doubled as well from eight fluid ounces to sixteen fluid