Love and Doubt

Just ate this for dinner with some red pepper flakes and fresh basil. I feel weird saying this about a frozen meal, but holy hell it was delicious.

The Mr went all out for dinner tonight. Pesto and chicken over whole wheat linguine with melted mozzarella and garlic bread with a balsamic reduction. Woah. (Taken with instagram)

jayparkinsonmd:

THE “fact” that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight, particularly those with lower incomes. I frequently read confident statements like, “when a bag of chips is cheaper than a head of broccoli …” or “it’s more affordable to feed a family of four at McDonald’s than to cook a healthy meal for them at home.”

This is just plain wrong.

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 I’m a little tired of seeing this get reblogged. Yes, it can be inexpensive to eat fresh and to eat healthy. But please, let’s not forget that food deserts exist, that families may have to carry all of that food home on public transportation (which may be something like two buses and a mile of walking), that poor housing areas are often ill-equipped with kitchen appliances, and that cooking these meals can take significant time, which is something not all poor families have, especially those with the breadwinners working more than one job. There are a lot more barriers to cheap, healthy eating than this infographic suggests. The prevalence of mobile markets in poor areas is doing a lot to combat some of these barriers, and hopefully we’ll see more of them in the future, but let’s not forget what poverty really looks like.

PS, if we’re talking cheap at McDonalds, we’re talking value meal, not this regular menu item nonsense.

whatiseenashville:

Local Taco is one of my favorite spots to eat in Nashville

Mexican Coke. Chips and guacamole. Buffalo chicken tacos.

Nerd breakfast.

kobbler:

mrshowardhughes:

boehnertroll:

fsufeminist:

feministsbakecupcakestoo:

dionthesocialist:

ideasandopinions:

dionthesocialist:

This ignores the prep time that goes into meal #2. For someone just getting off a ten hour shift, going through a KFC drive-thru and getting a fully prepared meal is so much more convenient.

I’d rather cook the meal and feed my body right (for a few days, at that) than support animal cruelty and poison myself. 

I’m not sure how buying Tyson chicken does anything to help animals, but I’m glad you have the privilege to be able to make that choice. Not everyone does though.

It’s hard to pass up the dollar menu when you are living in poverty and work full-time and have children to feed on $15. 

UGH AT SANCTIMONIOUS PRIVILEGE DENIERS WHO SAY SHIT LIKE IDEASANDOPINIONS.

LOL $2 FOR A GALLON OF SKIM MILK?

Yeah, maybe in 2001, but it’s TWICE that today. 

Total bullshit. It’s expensive to eat healthy and those that don’t realize how hard it is to do so are ignorant or privileged beyond belief.

Reblogging for the commentary.

Totally relevant to everything I’ve been complaining about. Also reblogging for commentary.

Food deserts anyone?

(Source: dailyspark.com)

Best breffus ever. (Taken with instagram)