alt Hacker NewsI would rather see regulations fixing incentives that create this problem (why does healthy food cost so much more than processed food?) than a bandaid like Ozempic that 2/3 of people can't quit (hello another hidden subscription service) without regaining their weight back.
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> why does healthy food cost so much more than processed food?
It doesn’t.
> why does healthy food cost so much more than processed food?
It doesn't. Carbs like rice, potatoes, etc. are incredibly cheap. Protein like ground beef and basic cuts of chicken are not expensive. And broccoli, carrots, green peppers, apples -- these are not exactly breaking the bank. Product is seasonal, so you vary what you buy according to what is cheapest this week.
Meanwhile, stuff like breakfast cereal and potato chips and Oreo cookies actually are surprisingly expensive.
It's the regulations and subsidies that created the very situation in the first place (in the USA, at least). Twinkies are cheap because we literally pay farmers to grow cheap carbs and sugar. It was design this way, well - lobbied.
> why does healthy food cost so much more than processed food?
It does not. Legumes, whole grains, vegetables, and yogurt have always been cheaper than processed food.
People prefer eating carbohydrates and saturated fats.
The produce aisle has the cheapest food in the whole store. Inb4 you cite the price of some fancy imported vegetable as your excuse for eating pizza every night.