“Eating healthy is also more expensive than eating processed foods loaded with artificial ingredients and sodium.” (Sennebogen) Poverty is a huge problem in the US. Food prices are outrageous, so people can not always afford it. In our country and community, American’s are facing poverty because the necessity foods are more expensive than the unhealthy food people do not want or need to buy.
Nationally, food prices are a problem. The healthy food is too expansive. “They found that the average American spent $6,443 annually on food. ”(Sennebogen) Americans spend a tremendous amount on food. “This works out to spending about 13 percent of the annual household income on food, and a little more than half of that goes to the grocery store.” (Sennebogen)
Nationally, food prices are a problem. The healthy food is too expansive. “They found that the average American spent $6,443 annually on food. ”(Sennebogen) Americans spend a tremendous amount on food. “This works out to spending about 13 percent of the annual household income on food, and a little more than half of that goes to the grocery store.” (Sennebogen)