I heard an interesting report on NPR this morning about how the economic crisis was affecting people in the United States. One man they interviewed, who had been unemployed for a year, said, "I've really had to cut back. My kids love going to McDonald's, but we're cooking now."
The man's comments are telling because ready-to-eat food is so easy to get and indeed cheap in the States that many people eat out or order home-delivery meals almost every day of the week. Home cooking has thus therefore become more-or-less something for the extremely poor, a kind of culinary last resort.
Given that fast food in particular is high in salt, sugar and fat, is it any wonder that so many Americans are malnourished and/or obese?
The man's comments are telling because ready-to-eat food is so easy to get and indeed cheap in the States that many people eat out or order home-delivery meals almost every day of the week. Home cooking has thus therefore become more-or-less something for the extremely poor, a kind of culinary last resort.
Given that fast food in particular is high in salt, sugar and fat, is it any wonder that so many Americans are malnourished and/or obese?
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