Obesity in Poor People
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Peachiko87 wrote: »madhatter2013 wrote: »Oh and sooooo much of this
^ Can I have both?
If it fits your macros!!!!!
<===just checked macros, has plenty
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Here's a food trend I can get behind.
Fruits and vegetables historically rejected because they don't fit. But they're perfectly fine to eat.
http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/inglorious-fruit
Save the planet, reduce waste, and be frugal about it!0 -
OP - due to a medical condition it's very hard for me to eat raw veggies and fruits; therefore, I am forced to eat frozen or canned veggies and fruits. I'm cheap not poor. I choose to purchase generic branded foods. So, I don't eat Organic, I don't get "superior" nutrition, and I eat "cheap/processed" foods.
Based on your logic, why am I not obese?
I'm sure he'd just say you're skinny fat or something.
Sticks and stones man.........
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It's a shame the OP just lobbed his elitist "clean organic food will save you poor ****s!" grenade and ran off. Everyone here is going to exhaust themselves debating and @Olivia will be sad again.
Both "clean" and "organic" seem to have become marketing terms for "pay more" and unhelpfully conflated with the idea of a balanced diet. It's decidedly counter productive as if you are struggling financially you will be less likely to adopt what you deem to be an expensive approach and therefore locks you into your existing approach.
Exactly, one reason I called the OP out as elitist. If "da poor" can't eat healthy unless they schlep all the way to a Whole Foods to get overpriced organic produce, it's obvious that's the only reason for obesity.
The converse message is even if they go to a market that they can afford and buy non-organic food, they'll still be obese (because da chemicals and hormones). It becomes a defeatist message, and completely counterproductive.0 -
This post is so full of bs0
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johnnylakis wrote: »Ask anyone who was alive during World War II. How many poor people were obese? Answer is none.
Ok then. If that's what you want to believe.0 -
Here's a food trend I can get behind.
Fruits and vegetables historically rejected because they don't fit. But they're perfectly fine to eat.
http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/inglorious-fruit
Save the planet, reduce waste, and be frugal about it!
I can get behind that. I also like what Doug Rauch (former president of Trader Joes) is trying with his Daily Table concept. It's a supermarket that is selling food that is closer to it's "sell by" date at a steep discount, mostly the stuff higher end markets would be tossing. I'm sure the OP would disapprove, because organic.
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OP drops bomb then leaves...nice drive by posting...full of BS...0
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Stouffer's Meat Lover's Lasagna: 420 calories per serving. Sounds like a reasonable part of an average diet to me.
http://www.stouffers.com/our-dishes/Meat-Lovers-Lasagna/11367
I'm work in grocery retail. Rich people buy just as much convenience food as the poor. The rich just skew toward different product lines.
Sodium per serving is a little high for my personal preference - next morning, I'd see the effect; also it says not a significant source of trans fats, but I don't see the trans fat percentage in the label, and I would like to know what it is. Personally, I'd pass on it.
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You can using the search feature. I did a quick scan for personal amusement. The Derp is strong in this one.
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I seriously dislike how elite-ist the term "organic" is. People who tout it, seem to imply that I'm doing something wrong for not feeding myself/family non-organic, free-range, grass-fed, blah, blah. Somehow they are holier/healthier/happier/blah/blah... The stuff I see blasted all over Facebook about how much harm I'm doing to my kids makes me want to throw my computer out the window.
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johnnylakis wrote: »Ask anyone who was alive during World War II. How many poor people were obese? Answer is none. Then why are the poorest people the most obese?
Answer is poor food quality. Today food is cheap. But why? Our food and water is laced with antibiotics, hormones, pesticides and other additives to enhance taste and prolong shelf life. If you saw the conditions in which your meat was produced, you would stop eating meat.
Want an easy weight loss tip? Do what I did. Change as much as you can to organic food. Yes it costs more but you will eat less. You will feel fuller faster and longer. I now save money on groceries because I eat less. I am not as hungry because my body isn't starving for nutrition. You owe it to yourself to try.
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You can using the search feature. I did a quick scan for personal amusement. The Derp is strong in this one.
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ceoverturf wrote: »That is a very interesting observation, and I agree with everything you have said. I have noticed that watching "old" movies...there are not many obese people, and I fully agree that the current situation in is due to stuff like this:
Flourescent lights and shiny floors causes obesity?
Or is it the coolers and folding chairs on top of the displays?
Pls explain.
Is this better?
I eat Stouffer's dinners all the time, and I've lost 90 pounds. I don't eat the Lean Cuisine's either...I eat the regular Stouffers lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs, potato bake, etc. They're nice when I need something fast/convenient. About the only frozen dinners I like. It's not what you eat, it's how much.
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the poor being fat beats the HELL out of the poor starving...if that's your country's problem then ****, sign me up, I wanna live THERE...0
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the poor being fat beats the HELL out of the poor starving...if that's your country's problem then ****, sign me up, I wanna live THERE...
facepalm.....not sure if you're trolling too or what.....
Obesity is just at the other end of the spectrum....both have severe consequences to society as a whole......
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while shopping the other day i was behind a women who's cart was full of junk food. She paid with EBT card. She could of used that card for fresh fruit and veggies. I took a close and a wholesaler was there he explained that the food that is organic is place in containers with pesticide to make the trip across the country. Those plastic containers are sprayed before the food is placed in it.0
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FrancineJM61 wrote: »while shopping the other day i was behind a women who's cart was full of junk food. She paid with EBT card. She could of used that card for fresh fruit and veggies. I took a close and a wholesaler was there he explained that the food that is organic is place in containers with pesticide to make the trip across the country. Those plastic containers are sprayed before the food is placed in it.
Eyes on your own cart, next time.0 -
FrancineJM61 wrote: »while shopping the other day i was behind a women who's cart was full of junk food. She paid with EBT card. She could of used that card for fresh fruit and veggies. I took a close and a wholesaler was there he explained that the food that is organic is place in containers with pesticide to make the trip across the country. Those plastic containers are sprayed before the food is placed in it.
and how is that your business...look in my cart you will run away screaming due to all the "junk" in it..
ice cream, pop, chips, fudge sticks, kraft dinner, hot dogs, chocolate bars by the handful, french fries, knorr side kicks...0 -
To the OP, I don't buy your argument. Poor people and people in general are not obese because their meat has hormones or their veggies are not organic. Its because they have a plentiful supply of high calorie junk food that they don't understand the downside of. Mix that with poor nutrition, over eating and a complete lack of exercise (insert electric shopping cart here) with a sedentary lifestyle. I have never seen someone that eats a diet rich in produce and lean meat with portion control end up obese due to pesticides, hormones and non organic food.0
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FrancineJM61 wrote: »while shopping the other day i was behind a women who's cart was full of junk food. She paid with EBT card. She could of used that card for fresh fruit and veggies. I took a close and a wholesaler was there he explained that the food that is organic is place in containers with pesticide to make the trip across the country. Those plastic containers are sprayed before the food is placed in it.
What's it called when you post something all judgy and expose your utter ignorance of grammar in the post?0 -
FrancineJM61 wrote: »while shopping the other day i was behind a women who's cart was full of junk food. She paid with EBT card. She could of used that card for fresh fruit and veggies. I took a close and a wholesaler was there he explained that the food that is organic is place in containers with pesticide to make the trip across the country. Those plastic containers are sprayed before the food is placed in it.
What's it called when you post something all judgy and expose your utter ignorance of grammar in the post?
Rude. It's called rude.0 -
Divisive topic is divisive. This conversation is welcome to continue in a group discussion but not in the main forums.
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