• ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    People are “lazy” because it’s takes 2-4 incomes to support a household instead of one. Everything is rushed for a reason. Convenience isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity for many people, especially the hardest working.

    The majority of healthy eating working class families are eating healthy because they have a retired grandmother or grandfather helping out cooking old school dishes etc. isolated small households with two working parents are going to feel compelled to get cheap and quick food otw home from work.

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      11 months ago

      Man… My wife and I I support my mother, our 2 young kids, and my sister under a 2-income. These kids don’t go to daycare or school yet (which we plan on homeschooling) so no breaks. People definitely can make time but oftentimes have their priorities out of whack. No cooking contribution and a net-negative in terms of chores, mind you.

      Yes, it’s easy to order quick food and we’ve all been there. I won’t lie and say we don’t occasionally. I completely get that. But I truly believe it’s a matter of bad habits across generations as opposed to being that confined on time. Besides, you’re going to lose all that time in less productivity / efficiency, especially when you’re sick more frequently and have to go to urgent care or hospital because of a poor diet.

    • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 months ago

      Untrue. Americans get paid like crazy for the jobs they do. In Canada, the average income and CPI ratio is so much lower than in America and we have a fraction of the obesity problem.