In the article, “Gap in diet Quality Between Wealthiest and Poorest American Doubles, Study Finds,” by Tracie McMillian, and,”Is Junk Food Really Cheaper,” by Mark Bittman, we see how
People are becoming obese because they are buying junk food. However, people make their own dinners for less money. McMillan states, the cost of healthy foods has gone sky rocketed in the past years. diet quality remains poor, happens because of the healthy meals are costing more money that the poorer people can not afford. It is very hard especially when parents want to feed their family healthy food, but don’t have resources. They are making improvements in the diet quality, but the reports still aren’t the best. People who have less money have been know to be more obese in recent years due to economic disadvantage. Healthy food in places like ShopRite and whole foods are more expensive than to get a family of 4 a meal from McDonalds or Wendys. Not only is the cost more convenient, but it’s also a time saver. Instead of the family taking 30 minutes to an hour to cook dinner, they buy it and save on time and money. Higher cost of healthy meals, as well as limited access to quality foods in poorer neighborhoods. This decreases the ability of poorer families to be able to buy better and healthier …show more content…
They did have some improvements which were due to a decline of trans fats. About ⅔ of of Americans are overweight or obese. There are also higher rates for poor people because they don’t have the right resources. A Survey from 2012 shows that 85% of people want to eat healthy but only about half were able to do so due to finances. In the article “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper,” they admit that buying junk food is actually more expensive and go into detail about how you can make a healthy and cheap dinner at home for 6 at $14. It’s all about how you budget your money and how wisely you spend your
People are becoming obese because they are buying junk food. However, people make their own dinners for less money. McMillan states, the cost of healthy foods has gone sky rocketed in the past years. diet quality remains poor, happens because of the healthy meals are costing more money that the poorer people can not afford. It is very hard especially when parents want to feed their family healthy food, but don’t have resources. They are making improvements in the diet quality, but the reports still aren’t the best. People who have less money have been know to be more obese in recent years due to economic disadvantage. Healthy food in places like ShopRite and whole foods are more expensive than to get a family of 4 a meal from McDonalds or Wendys. Not only is the cost more convenient, but it’s also a time saver. Instead of the family taking 30 minutes to an hour to cook dinner, they buy it and save on time and money. Higher cost of healthy meals, as well as limited access to quality foods in poorer neighborhoods. This decreases the ability of poorer families to be able to buy better and healthier …show more content…
They did have some improvements which were due to a decline of trans fats. About ⅔ of of Americans are overweight or obese. There are also higher rates for poor people because they don’t have the right resources. A Survey from 2012 shows that 85% of people want to eat healthy but only about half were able to do so due to finances. In the article “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper,” they admit that buying junk food is actually more expensive and go into detail about how you can make a healthy and cheap dinner at home for 6 at $14. It’s all about how you budget your money and how wisely you spend your