Cultural Symptoms: ‘Why Does a Salad Cost More Than a Big Mac?’
The cost of food and the time it takes to prepare it are major contributing factors in the food choices we make for ourselves and our children. But, we have lost the thread of meal preparation as a central organizing role in our daily lives because we have put ourselves in the position and come to think that we don’t have the time or can’t afford to make healthier choices and eat mostly at home. Taking the time to prepare a healthier meal and making it affordable to do so, and deemphasizing fast food as a first or in many cases only choice is where our focus needs to be. The slow food movement has been making the concerted effort to help people understand the importance of meal preparation and healthier choices as has Jamie Oliver.
Find the chart at the Good Medicine Magazine in a post titled “Health vs. Pork: Congress Debates the Farm Bill.” Hat tip to the Daily Dish.)
