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- colin_s0
"Like I said, it is a choice. My folks chose to prioritize health over toys. I don't know a single person that has done that these days."
it's a choice if you have that opportunity. i'm sorry but your statement reeks of middle class ignorance.
the fact of the matter is many, many people don't have the opportunity to go to farmers markets or seek out foods that aren't at the corner market. urban families - especially those in poverty - are drastically limited in scope to available nutrition.
not to mention, specialized markets with farm-to-table produce are generally at hours where those who work two or three part time jobs to try and just get by would not be able to free themselves from responsibility long enough to make sure they can get the freshest arugula.
now, i do think there are ways parents who are struggling can make things work better than they likely do and the system is not ever fully to blame, however when you have these "food deserts" it's creating just another circumstance to which those in need cannot catch a break.
http://www.policymic.com/article…
i mean there's just one article to start with but there's a slew of information out there.
- <eoin
- Exactly.freedom
- Whatever the case of what's available, you are the only person responsible for what you put in your body.cannonball1978
- School lunches can be terrible and a kid has got to eat.bainbridge