When I was young there were almost no restaurants and few fast food places. Our mothers cooked, and maybe once a month or less, we went out to eat. Many times it was to an Amish restaurant. We had few McDonalds. The suburban city I live in has at the least: 3 fast food chicken places, 3 burger places, 6 sub shops, 3 pizza shops, 1 Chinese buffet, 1 Panera, 1 roast beef, 1 Applebee’s, 1 Chilis, 1 steak place, 1 sit down hamburger/rib place. We are not a large community. Surrounding us are cities with equal numbers of similar fast food places. Is it any wonder people are so obese! Food stamps should only cover meat, fish, poultry, cheese, milk, fresh fruits and vegetables. No prepared or frozen, or snacks should be covered.
When people are pinching pennies like they are today, they get whatever they can afford. And you know as well as I do, the cheap stuff isn't healthy. Yeah growing a garden and hunting/gathering all sounds good, but not everyone has the knowledge or the land to do that kind of stuff. It's kind of a lose lose situation in a way. I can sympathize with these people because I'm kind of in that same boat. And that's not even accounting for what they put in the food that makes it addictive and unhealthy. I dunno man, I just feel like we need a complete reset and God is the only one that can fix that.
When I was young there were almost no restaurants and few fast food places. Our mothers cooked, and maybe once a month or less, we went out to eat. Many times it was to an Amish restaurant. We had few McDonalds. The suburban city I live in has at the least: 3 fast food chicken places, 3 burger places, 6 sub shops, 3 pizza shops, 1 Chinese buffet, 1 Panera, 1 roast beef, 1 Applebee’s, 1 Chilis, 1 steak place, 1 sit down hamburger/rib place. We are not a large community. Surrounding us are cities with equal numbers of similar fast food places. Is it any wonder people are so obese! Food stamps should only cover meat, fish, poultry, cheese, milk, fresh fruits and vegetables. No prepared or frozen, or snacks should be covered.
When people are pinching pennies like they are today, they get whatever they can afford. And you know as well as I do, the cheap stuff isn't healthy. Yeah growing a garden and hunting/gathering all sounds good, but not everyone has the knowledge or the land to do that kind of stuff. It's kind of a lose lose situation in a way. I can sympathize with these people because I'm kind of in that same boat. And that's not even accounting for what they put in the food that makes it addictive and unhealthy. I dunno man, I just feel like we need a complete reset and God is the only one that can fix that.