[HN Gopher] Why is healthy food so expensive in America? Blame t...
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       Why is healthy food so expensive in America? Blame the Farm Bill
        
       Author : pseudolus
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2023-07-21 22:33 UTC (27 minutes ago)
        
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       | archo wrote:
       | https://archive.is/9dRjn
        
       | NoZebra120vClip wrote:
       | I finally learned about the proportional relationship between
       | time/effort required to prepare a meal, and its health benefits.
       | Processed and shelf-stable food is basically chewed for you
       | already, so eat up, baby birds!
       | 
       | The process of digestion itself is important for the body, and so
       | the more you cook or process food, the less happens in your GI
       | tract.
       | 
       | I started shopping in farmers markets, and while this is a net
       | positive, it's not a silver bullet. The store is still packed
       | with unhealthy foods, loaded with sugar and preservatives, full
       | of empty calories, including brands which developed organic cred,
       | and then sold out to agribusiness, like Annie's Homegrown. My PCP
       | said that the organic food movement is a gimmick, and she's
       | partly right. Organic labeling is also not a silver bullet, but
       | it's a step in the right direction. And yes, it costs $$$.
        
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