Entry #9: The price of food and why it's terrible

Hello!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! 

Today we're going to be talking about a very important topic that affects many people in this great country. First, I want you to take a look at this popular internet "meme" and take about a minute to take it all in. 

Alright.. so food is the topic. Specifically, the price of food. If you don't understand the "meme", let me explain it a little more in-depth for you. So, the photo is a shopping-cart with about 10 items or so from the grocery store, Whole Foods. This grocery store is known for having mostly organic, healthy food. The text: 

"Whole Foods be like ... your total is $198.22"

Funny right? It's funny because it's true! but why is it true? Why is it that healthy food is SO much more expensive than unhealthy food?

Go ahead, walk into any fast-food chain. They will have deals and specials on cheeseburgers, chicken wings, milkshakes but almost EVERY time there is no deal/special on something healthy! Go to Mcdonalds and you will see that one single dollar USD, can get you a cheeseburger, or chicken nuggets, or a chicken sandwich. Guess what you can't afford? A side salad!

It really is ridiculous. We as Americans, have one thing to blame. Money!

The one single reason that this is the way it is, is because of money. HUGE companies have invested HUGE amounts of money into the infrastructure that supports the mass production of unhealthy food. and guess what? It works. Multi-billion dollar companies make vast amounts of money each year by selling Americans garbage. 

In a perfect world, hopefully, one day.. the same technology and effort that we put into this mass production of bad food will be put into good food instead. 

I know there are many counter-arguments to this and other opinions, but I'm sure all sides can agree on one thing: healthy food should be more accessible and fast-food should not be a staple in America's diet!

Start your week by looking at the prices of food. You will realize how ridiculous it is that our country has gotten to this point. 

Thanks for reading, and have a great week!