I was thinking about this while I was making myself some dinner earlier today (two eggs, beans, tortillas and juice) and thought about comparing the price of healthy things to fast food.

Every once in a while I go to Taco Bell or Mc Donald's and end up paying, maybe $6 per meal.

From the grocery I think you can get a dozen eggs for like $3, roman soup for 25 cents, beans and rice for a very cheap rate...why is obesity caused by poverty if (i think) healthy cheap foods are available?

I live with 7 other people in my family and we never go out(or order) because its too expensive.
Besides, our home food>>>>

Instead of going to McDonalds they could buy a dozen cans of black beans. So, no excuse.

You can buy rice and chicken with 6$. so no poverty is not an excuse.

People that are poor are usually uneducated so they don't really know how to eat right so a dollar menu burger would seem appealing

Yes. A McDouble is only $1.19.

This sparked a hot debate yesterday. And the answer is yes.

Big Macs are cheaper than fresh vegetables in general
People may not have time to cook because they work long hours earning minimum wage
Many children can't get regular exercise because they live in inner City apartment blocks with no parks nearby.

Yes, fast food is the cheapest take out option and is popular with children, of course parents who don't have the time or money are going to resort to it.

Where I live, its no secret that there is more obesity in poorer suburbs, its very noticeable.

Good points.

My mom earns minimum wage and she gets up at like 5 in the morning to cook then goes to work at 6:30am and gets off at like 8:30pm. I love her so much and she never complains.

I can't wait till I get my degrees so she can relax.

Being poor can lead to malnutrition which can be either lead to being overweight or underweight, but that's not always the factor.

Lol no.

Buying staple food from which you can cook basically anything is much cheaper than eating in fast food chains. Stupid excuse.

Not in the US.

omg this was seriously so touching. your mom is an amazing human being. and so are you for appreciating her and noticing how hard she works . your so cute

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I think poverty can be a source of obesity in AMERICA no worldwide tbh.

Lol
Dont lie to yourself hun.

It definitely contributes. People in poverty tend to not have resources due to many reasons, thus are more likely to be less educated about health.. Also poor kids usually have parents that work a lot and don't have the time, fast food is a very easy way to get your kid fed. I grew up in a pretty poor neighborhood so parents did that a lot. Its why there's such a large number of obese black and Mexican Americans because they tend to be in poverty. Correct me if I'm wrong not meant to offend

Omg sis I woke up in bed just to reply to this she's great and you're too for noticing it

And on topic, I think it's cheaper to buy healthy food? 500 g of pasta can cost 1 dollar and can feed at least two meals ... Veggies are more expensive but frozen veggies like peas or spinach can be cheap... Everything with corn I'm pretty sure is super cheap in the USA. Also a loaf of bread costs like a burger but lasts a week etc.

I don't know about other countries but in the UK the reason they are on low paying jobs is because they are too lazy to get themselves any qualifications, and will then moan that imagrents are "stealing" their jobs when they didn't even have the qualifications for the job anyway

Most poor people are lazy = not having the effort to actually get off their fat asses and walk to the kitchen and spend 40 minutes preparing a nice, healthy meal

This is not for all people on minimum wage jobs tho lol

No no no no no. I suspect you're just a teenager living off your parents' money and wouldn't have a clue about the struggle of surviving of minimum income. There are plenty of people who have lower-paying jobs who are indeed: studying, working even more jobs, trying to acquire higher paying jobs... the reality is virtually no one wants to settle for **** paying jobs and are doing something about it, and to execute their desire to be payed higher, they may have to work for years on edge. Granted there are lazy people who couldn't be bothered to achieve higher wages, the majority of people are thirsty to be payed higher, especially those on the lower end of the stick.

All of my jobs have been absolute minimum wage and I've ****ing hated it. Can't wait till I get my effing degree so I can get a real job and not have to work behind a counter being spat in the face by raging customers.