http://www.scienceline.org/2008/11/10/blog-bond-junk-food-price-health-nutrition/ The Shortest Distance Between You and Science Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:48:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.scienceline.org/2008/11/10/blog-bond-junk-food-price-health-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-2545 jerome hazelwood Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:56:36 +0000 http://scienceline.org/2008/11/10/blog-bond-junk-food-price-health-nutrition/#comment-2545 i and my wife survive on a budget of 204 dollars for food a month(between 3 to 4 dollars day a piece)by the 20th of the month we are visiting food pantries.people are not realistic about the prices of healthy food in us-the stuff our doctor wants us to eat is among the most expensive in the grocery store.the average american however spends far more than the 3and half dollars or so day that i spend.its not an option for me but the vast majority of americans can probably spend half of what they are spending a day on food and still be healthy.but people lets be real about what food cost-its not cheap.its easy to do a thirty day or even a six month experiment and even these people talk about a lack of energy and time and theyve only done it for a few weeks!imagine living this way for years! i and my wife survive on a budget of 204 dollars for food a month(between 3 to 4 dollars day a piece)by the 20th of the month we are visiting food pantries.people are not realistic about the prices of healthy food in us-the stuff our doctor wants us to eat is among the most expensive in the grocery store.the average american however spends far more than the 3and half dollars or so day that i spend.its not an option for me but the vast majority of americans can probably spend half of what they are spending a day on food and still be healthy.but people lets be real about what food cost-its not cheap.its easy to do a thirty day or even a six month experiment and even these people talk about a lack of energy and time and theyve only done it for a few weeks!imagine living this way for years!

]]> http://www.scienceline.org/2008/11/10/blog-bond-junk-food-price-health-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-2500 Alex Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:55:36 +0000 http://scienceline.org/2008/11/10/blog-bond-junk-food-price-health-nutrition/#comment-2500 Actually, the couple lives in Encinitas, which is about 25 miles north of San Diego, as opposed to San Francisco which is about 500 miles north... Actually, the couple lives in Encinitas, which is about 25 miles north of San Diego, as opposed to San Francisco which is about 500 miles north…

]]> http://www.scienceline.org/2008/11/10/blog-bond-junk-food-price-health-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-2403 Ross Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:56:09 +0000 http://scienceline.org/2008/11/10/blog-bond-junk-food-price-health-nutrition/#comment-2403 It's sad that our government makes it so hard to buy healthy, fresh food. $1 a day for food may be extreme poverty in this country, but it's hard even for the people who have more than that to afford fruits and vegetables. It’s sad that our government makes it so hard to buy healthy, fresh food. $1 a day for food may be extreme poverty in this country, but it’s hard even for the people who have more than that to afford fruits and vegetables.

]]> http://www.scienceline.org/2008/11/10/blog-bond-junk-food-price-health-nutrition/comment-page-1/#comment-2402 Passing Reader Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:25:31 +0000 http://scienceline.org/2008/11/10/blog-bond-junk-food-price-health-nutrition/#comment-2402 The experiment is very silly, and displays a lack of understanding of basic poverty statistics and reporting and economics. Populations living on less than a $1 a day are often not in the money economy, but are subsistence farmers. The food that they eat is not valued at $1 a day, and they are not purchasing it on the market, and they are certainly not purchasing it on the U.S. market. I'm very surprised that teachers who think poverty is important wouldn't bother to inform themselves, and surprised that a column dedicated to science reporting wouldn't look further at this story. The experiment is very silly, and displays a lack of understanding of basic poverty statistics and reporting and economics. Populations living on less than a $1 a day are often not in the money economy, but are subsistence farmers. The food that they eat is not valued at $1 a day, and they are not purchasing it on the market, and they are certainly not purchasing it on the U.S. market. I’m very surprised that teachers who think poverty is important wouldn’t bother to inform themselves, and surprised that a column dedicated to science reporting wouldn’t look further at this story.

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