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"It's rather sad, but it's cheaper to buy two litres of pop than it is to buy two litres of milk," she says. "And we all know that milk builds strong, healthy bones and that we need fruits and vegetables for our children to be healthy. But potato chips are cheaper than fresh fruits and vegetables. It's difficult for families to make those purchases."
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How true is that. The mext time you go Superstore or Safeway, survey the checkout lines and notice what people are buying. For every belt full of whole grains, veggies, and fish, there's 4 or 5 full of chips, pop, ready-made cakes, and fruit roll-ups.
It's like deciding not to shop at Wal-Mart anymore because you oppose the way the company is run (cheap foreign labor, undercutting the competition, poor pay, etc.), and then you become a poor college who needs a light bulb at 10:30 at night. Where the hell else are you gonna go? You could make a conscious decision to wat until the morning, or borrow one from a friend, or whatever, or you could hop your lazy/restless/need-it-now ass in the car and compromise what you believe in by shopping there.
You could eat healthy, but there are cheaper, easier-to-prepare meals out there. So although it's a health issue, it's also a societal one as well. I think it's a matter of educating people about what they are doing to themselves and their children, and teaching children good eating habits from the very, very beginning.