Pardon me, but this is racist and victim-blaming. The whole concept of a food desert is that healthy and nutritious food isn't even available in poor neighborhoods, only fast food and convenience stores. It has little to do with impulse control or education. If you're struggling to survive on a daily basis, the idea of traveling a few miles to shop for groceries is just a pipe dream if you don't have a car or rent money.
healthy and nutritious food isn't even available in poor neighborhoods, only fast food and convenience stores.
Don't you think you might be getting things backwards? The offer in poor neighborhoods is determined by the demand in those neighborhoods, not the other way around. The shops are selling what the people want to buy.
I've lived in mixed neighborhoods in Europe, where everything is available within walking distance. The poorer people still buy junk food while more wealthy or educated people buy healthier food.
Oh yes. Prime example instant noodles. Sometimes eaten raw right out of the bag. Often offered in big packs of 10 to 20 bags, for amounts of money which would easily get you a banana, an apple, some nuts, maybe tangerines and kiwis too. Not necessarily bio/organic, but still better than those 'ultraprocessed' noodles with their revolting spices and oils.
Indeed, raw healthy foods like chicken breast, rice, banana, are cheaper than junk food those people eat. They just feel too bland to them and won't satisfy their acquired unhealthy tastes. So healthy stuff isn't even sold where poor people dominate.
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Pardon me, but this is racist and victim-blaming. The whole concept of a food desert is that healthy and nutritious food isn't even available in poor neighborhoods, only fast food and convenience stores. It has little to do with impulse control or education. If you're struggling to survive on a daily basis, the idea of traveling a few miles to shop for groceries is just a pipe dream if you don't have a car or rent money.
Don't you think you might be getting things backwards? The offer in poor neighborhoods is determined by the demand in those neighborhoods, not the other way around. The shops are selling what the people want to buy.
I've lived in mixed neighborhoods in Europe, where everything is available within walking distance. The poorer people still buy junk food while more wealthy or educated people buy healthier food.
Oh yes. Prime example instant noodles. Sometimes eaten raw right out of the bag. Often offered in big packs of 10 to 20 bags, for amounts of money which would easily get you a banana, an apple, some nuts, maybe tangerines and kiwis too. Not necessarily bio/organic, but still better than those 'ultraprocessed' noodles with their revolting spices and oils.
Indeed, raw healthy foods like chicken breast, rice, banana, are cheaper than junk food those people eat. They just feel too bland to them and won't satisfy their acquired unhealthy tastes. So healthy stuff isn't even sold where poor people dominate.