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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
I have few issues with limiting EBT on healthy foods. Unfortunately you do have food deserts, and I'm not sure how one deals with that.
There is the issue of time to make food to consider though. It's an issue that seems to get hand waved away too often. Heck, personally I ate a lot healthier a few years back and it probably was cheaper for me. I also exercised twice a week and weighed 170. Nowadays, I'm closer to 200. I don't exercise and I don't cook as much as I used to. Now, is that because I've suddenly forgotten how to cook? Is it because I have become magically lazier in 2 years? The reason is that I have tons of new responsibilities outside of work that I have to take care of. For instance this week, I have church related meetings 4 out of the 5 weekdays - tonight I have a Lutheran Campus Ministry Board Meeting, tomorrow a Church Finance Meeting, Wednesday a dinner and bible study with the local Homeless Ministry, Thursday a Church Evangelism Meeting. To get to these meetings and events, I basically have a 10-15 minute turnaround from when I get home. I need to scarf something down quickly and easy to warm up or make otherwise I won't be able to eat dinner until 9:30pm. So I eat much more unhealthy.
I can't even imagine how folks with multiple jobs can handle that.
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Good point on the multiple jobs and childcare is another complete issue as I imagine a lot of folks who are trying to better their situations are stuck with leaving their kids unattended, which plays back into the culture of being "raised by the streets" despite having a well meaning parent or parents.
In regards to the healthy stuff, you can't regulate that, but you can reduce the exposure by not granting rights to fast food chains. That is one thing that the state did that really pisses me off, meanwhile as a company we are held to strict measures for wellness education and insuring children receive care at the appropriate intervals.