I keep hearing about starving children in this country.

I keep hearing about child obesity in this country.

 

How can we have a country full of obese, starving children?

Maybe we should have the starving children eat the obese ones. Kill two birds with one stone.

There is no one in America who is starving, is there?

Maybe we should have the starving children eat the obese ones. Kill two birds with one stone.

 

:laugh:

People living in poverty eat a lot of processed foods and foods high in calorie and fat content.

 

healthy foods, like fresh fruits and vegetables are simply too expensive to buy and eat on a consistent basis. As a result, those living in poverty are also eating unhealthy diets which contributes to the obesity of the nation.

 

The simple fact that you are poor in this country does not mean that you cannot have food, it just means that you might not have healty food.

People living in poverty eat a lot of processed foods and foods high in calorie and fat content.

 

healthy foods, like fresh fruits and vegetables are simply too expensive to buy and eat on a consistent basis. As a result, those living in poverty are also eating unhealthy diets which contributes to the obesity of the nation.

 

The simple fact that you are poor in this country does not mean that you cannot have food, it just means that you might not have healty food.

 

If this was a health issue, (TOTALLY FROM MY EXPERIENCES AS A TEACHER) why do so many people in poverty smoke?

 

And while I know living in a city, it becomes different for those in poverty in the country so if it was a healthy food issue, packs of seeds cost about $1 a pack for corn, green beans, lettuce, etc, etc. The ground they have and a hoe is not too expensive.

 

My sister lived in poverty while I was in college and beginning my teaching career and she canned like crazy. Green Beans, tomatoes, her own salsa, her own spaghetti sauce, etc, etc.

http://www.frac.org/html/hunger_in_the_us/hunger_index.html

 

there are not people starving, but there are people who go hungry from time to time.

 

Please note that Kentucky is in the top 10 of states whose citizens suffer from food insecurity.

http://www.frac.org/html/hunger_in_the_us/hunger_index.html

 

there are not people starving, but there are people who go hungry from time to time.

 

Please note that Kentucky is in the top 10 of states whose citizens suffer from food insecurity.

 

Interesting site and I will go back to it when I have more time to read through it.

 

While starvation seldom occurs in this country, children and adults do go hungry and chronic mild undernutrition does occur when financial resources are low.

 

I disagree with this statement some. I think many times they want the easy way to prepare meals which turns out to be the more expensive way. The throw it in the microwave and wait for it to be done. Instead of putting the meal together from scratch that costs more.

 

Food security is a term used to describe what our nation should be seeking for all its people – assured access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life, with no need for recourse to emergency food sources or other extraordinary coping behaviors to meet basic food needs. In a nation as affluent as ours this is a readily achievable goal. Food insecurity refers to the lack of access to enough food to fully meet basic needs at all times due to lack of financial resources.

 

Again, in the country, I don't see this as an issue if they would seek to have a garden. Driving rural country roads, you don't see many gardens anymore. There is work to them.

People living in poverty eat a lot of processed foods and foods high in calorie and fat content.

 

healthy foods, like fresh fruits and vegetables are simply too expensive to buy and eat on a consistent basis. As a result, those living in poverty are also eating unhealthy diets which contributes to the obesity of the nation.

 

The simple fact that you are poor in this country does not mean that you cannot have food, it just means that you might not have healty food.

 

This simply is not true. Was at the store last night, the produce aisle was much less expensive than the frozen pre-made food aisle. Canned fruits and vegetables, also, were cheap.

There is no one in America who is starving, is there?

No.

This simply is not true. Was at the store last night, the produce aisle was much less expensive than the frozen pre-made food aisle. Canned fruits and vegetables, also, were cheap.

Is it fair to compare fruit to complete meals? How many apples would you need to eat to equal the caloric value of the frozen dinner? I realize that making fresh produce part of your diet is good for you, but the chicken nuggets are more bang for your buck on the most basic reason for eating.

Is it fair to compare fruit to complete meals? How many apples would you need to eat to equal the caloric value of the frozen dinner? I realize that making fresh produce part of your diet is good for you, but the chicken nuggets are more bang for your buck on the most basic reason for eating.

 

Your post is not really responsive to the thread topic. The question presented is correlation between poverty and obseity. I contend they are unrelated.

 

I went back to the store today. One could purchase enough fresh fruit, vegetables, legumes, grain breads and rolls and poultry to eat healthily and heartily for 10 calendar days for approximately $65. To purchase frozen, pre-made meals (including frozen waffles and similar items) for the same period would run in the neigborhood of $120 and that was being frugal.

 

The common price denominator is fresh eggs, red meat, and dairy products, but even with those, you will pay double for frozen meat (frozen JTM's, pre-cooked sausage links, etc.) and for pre-made eggs than you will for the real McCoy.

 

I do not believe that obseity observedly suffers from demographic boundaries. I see as many fat rich kids as fat poor ones, as many fat whites as fat blacks.

 

Obesity is a function of education (understanding) and time. I'm sure there are numbers on this, but how much money did we spend last year on bag salad as opposed to a head of the same. This morning, a bag of romaine lettuce was $3.49; a head of romaine that yielded nearly 40% more was around $2.25. Is it really worth another $1.50 so you don't have to spend 5 minutes tearing it up yourself? Now, translate that attitude to the prepared meals aisle, and you now know why we eat foods high in calories, fat, and sodium.

 

I also read somewhere that Americans eat-out 46% of their meals.

Your post is not really responsive to the thread topic. The question presented is correlation between poverty and obseity. I contend they are unrelated.

 

I also read somewhere that Americans eat-out 46% of their meals.

 

I know this is stereotypical, and I know there is plenty of exceptions to the rule. But if there is a correlation between poverty/obesity, it has to do with laziness if anything. By this I mean not just a laziness to exercising, but to food preparation as well.

There is no one in America who is starving, is there?

 

Have you ever been to a big city? There are tons of homeless people in America right now that are probably pretty hungry all the time.

Have you ever been to a big city? There are tons of homeless people in America right now that are probably pretty hungry all the time.

 

People in Zaire and East Timor are starving. Hungry and starving have different meanings, at least for me. I know of no starving Americans.