Comment on America's Toxic Food System | Some More News
BanMeAgainIWontStop1@lemmy.world 1 year agoNo it’s not. Not in the majority of America. Who do people make this nonsense up?
A double quarter pounder with cheese meal is $11 after tax. $33 to feed my family.
I can feed my entire family on slightly more than than a single burger.
1.5 lbs/ beef $6.50
28oz bag frozen fries $3
Let’s say a dollar for condiments and pantry items. $1
Martin’s rolls: $2
2l of coke $1
$13.50 to feed 3 people.
I can get chicken thighs for$2.50/lbs and make pulled chicken considerably cheaper.
webadict@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You can make it even cheaper by securing yourself a parcel of unclaimed land, stealing some animals, building a small shack, and then growing all the vegetables yourself!
A cheeseburger from McDonald’s is $2 × 3 = $6. You can buy a large fries for $3 and split it. Steal handfuls of ketchup and salt. $9 to feed your family of three. You can even buy a large soda and split it, ya bourgeoisie fuck, and it took you no energy or time to cook it, instead of the 1+ hour it took to make yours.
BanMeAgainIWontStop1@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Are you saying you can’t use less beef when cooking at home? Or share the 2L of soda? You just used less food.
You can cook 4 burgers + fries for the family in 20 minutes. Many times quicker than driving and waiting in line at peak times. This guy does it all the time youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-tYKWQOe4YMbM7A7LELOs… (sometimes wins sometimes loses).
You need a pan, an oven, and 5 qt pot, a knife, spatula and you can basically make whatever you want. There are very very few Americans without the means to do so. www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=53439. 99.5% of households have a refrigerator. According to HUD there is a homeless population of about 500k. Even if you allow for generous rounding and assume I missing some populations right there… The majority of people have every ability to make a good meal at home for cheap.
webadict@lemmy.world 1 year ago
1 in 6 people are effectively homeless, lol, now let me use my refridgerator to cook.
BanMeAgainIWontStop1@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s just not true in the US.