02-20-2016, 04:28 PM
Here's an honest question for you all. If someone is working at a minimum/low paying service job, with lets say 2 kids and single and receiving food stamps to supplement, do you think they're shopping at Whole Foods, buying organic stuff like organic produce/meat and just overall foods that are considered healthy? Or do you think they would buy mostly processed/frozen/"junk food" stuff mainly for the low price and convenience even if they get some sort of assistance?
I'm starting to see a correlation with these kind of jobs and obesity too, as ironic as that sounds since you would think people who are low income wouldn't have enough money to buy food to eat too much. I walk into Walgreens often since it's in my backyard and like 70% of the workers would be considered overweight/obese. I know damn well Walgreens isn't paying these people $14 an hour, at least the regular reps. When I worked at Wal-Mart about 14 years ago, I didn't see hardly any obese workers since I was the fatty at that time. Now times have changed.
I'm thankful that currently (I use that word lightly), I can afford to eat a bit healthier, although I'm certainly not the nominee for the healthiest eater in America. And I don't mean to offend people here, but I think it's true that people who shop at Whole Foods/just eat "healthy" in general are more than likely white middle class green-peace environmental vegan type who have the cash to do it. If they didn't have the cash, it would be a different story. And I've never even been to a Whole Foods before. We don't have them here. I wonder why.
I'm starting to see a correlation with these kind of jobs and obesity too, as ironic as that sounds since you would think people who are low income wouldn't have enough money to buy food to eat too much. I walk into Walgreens often since it's in my backyard and like 70% of the workers would be considered overweight/obese. I know damn well Walgreens isn't paying these people $14 an hour, at least the regular reps. When I worked at Wal-Mart about 14 years ago, I didn't see hardly any obese workers since I was the fatty at that time. Now times have changed.
I'm thankful that currently (I use that word lightly), I can afford to eat a bit healthier, although I'm certainly not the nominee for the healthiest eater in America. And I don't mean to offend people here, but I think it's true that people who shop at Whole Foods/just eat "healthy" in general are more than likely white middle class green-peace environmental vegan type who have the cash to do it. If they didn't have the cash, it would be a different story. And I've never even been to a Whole Foods before. We don't have them here. I wonder why.