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On Jul 2, 7:01*pm, I_am_Tosk wrote:
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On Jul 2, 3:56*pm, wrote:
On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:05:50 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 2, 2:25 pm, wrote:
On Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:54:42 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 2, 8:37 am, Wayne B wrote:

That said, store owners in poor
neighborhoods, like store owners everywhere, know their customers and
stock what sells. If people are buying vegetables and dairy products,
they'll stock vegetables and dairy products. If people are buying
Hostess Twinkies and malt liquor, they'll stock that instead. It is a
tribute to our wonderfully enlightened policies that people can
actually use government food stamps to buy junk food, and it sells
very well.

That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any
convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the fare of the day.

And you know this because you live in the inner city? Doubtful.

I guess the NY Times is, as usual, just wrong, because it's not a
right-wing publication?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/he...on/04well.html

I live in a small town surrounded by small towns.It doesn't matter
what the NY Times has to say.But if you think it's "just wrong, as
usual* *I won't be the judge. *I don't live in the 'inner city' and
I'll repeat what i said:

"That's pretty well how it works in my area too. just go through any
convenience store. Pizza, beer and chips is the *fare of the day. "

I have no doubt that a small town is as you describe, but this doesn't
say anything regarding the overall problem of poor nutrition for those
who are struggling.

The "convenience" store model is for, well, convenience. It's never
going to be for healthy food.

It all comes down to an individuals choice. You can buy hi-fiber bran
cereal just as easy as you can get sugar pops. You can get granola
snacks just as easy as you can get Twinkies. You can afford a decent
meal at home just as easy as you can order *Pizza Hut or Burger King.

Just depends on what you want.

You all are seeming to forget the segment of the population who live in
the inner city, or otherwise rely on public transportation... They are
stuck with whatever the local market sells. I have a car, I can go to
stop and shop and pay nearly 4 dollars a gallon for milk, or go to BJ's
and pay 2.59.. A lot of folks don't have that choice, and trust me as
someone who feeds an athlete I can assure you even with choice of large
chains, healthy is more expensive than **** food... In the city you
don't even have the choice...

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Eh... could be Scott. But for instance a friend of mine lives in
Chicago and if need be. he can always take the city bus (which isn't
bad incidentally) and take it to a variety of malls buy groceries and
transportation back at a nominal fee.

YMMV though.

We go shopping once a month and hit three stores (generally) to get what
we need. There is no way I could make that trip on the public transport
with 20 bags to carry...

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