Why doesn't the government subsidize healthy food (fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds?)
Nobody eats that crap.
>>74330944
the government shouldn't be subsidizing any food you faggot
Subsidies are slavery. Let the free market do its work.
>>74330944
Government already subsidizes farmers, we don't need yet another subsidy on the consumer level.
Also, contrary to what socialists would have you believe, healthy food is far more affordable than junk food, it's just that poor niggers just don't know how to cook.
>>74331041
But a lot of low income people cant afford food, and if they can it's junk food that makes Americans obese and unhealthy.
>>74330944
guess what, meat, fish n stuff is also healthy
>>74331041
But there are a lot of low income people who cant afford food, and if they can it's junk food that makes Americans obese and unhealthy.
>>74331158
Meat and fish are not healthy babe... They cause heart disease, cancer, diabetes and increase chance for all cause mortality.
>>74331349
this tbhf
>>74331349
everything does, and dont tell me about the diseases, i'm going for a bachelor in biochemistry
besides, i will get cancer anyway due to all the chemicals and fumes that i've come in contact with
>>74331265
See
>>74331094
Rice, beans, bulk meat, bread, potatoes, frozen greens, etc. are far cheaper than fast food. People are just too fucking lazy and stupid to cook for themselves.
muh free market
That said, I would be pro making food stamps only work on food that will improve people's lives (soda is as addictive as cigarettes, at least for me). But I'm not very pro food stamps at the moment anyway.
>>74331094
While I agree that many healthy foods are affordable (rice, beans, grains, bananas and some greens) there are a lot of fruits that are very expensive (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, melons, many other fruits, broccoli, spinach, kale, and many other vegetables) and I would argue that these kinds of foods should be subsidized rather than junk foods.
>>74330944
lol they subsidize high fructose corn syrup (look it up/thats why no one uses sugar)
for all the fattys
>>74331791
true, ban fucking smoking, legalize weed
trips on brownies without your lungs getting fucked up
>>74331798
>I would argue that these kinds of foods should be subsidized
On what grounds? Why should the government spend people's tax money on strawberries and kale?
>>74331349
Pussy.
As an example, the two men in pic related are about the same age. The man on the left has been vegan for years. The man on the right has not. Tell me who looks healthier.
They do its called food stamps and 50 million americans are on it
you can only buy cold food , no fast food
>>74332152
they both look like shit, trump just cant eat like a normal person so hes got barbecue sauce all over his skin
like indians and curry
plus, being a veggie is def NOT healthy
>>74332152
Bill Clinton went vegan to save his life, and donald trump is an obese retard who spray tans and fucks over anybody so he can make a profit.
>>74331039
>t. guy who drinks soda and eats a lot of junk food
>>74332327
Being a veggie is not healthy ? If you mean vegan than you are wrong honey... Vegans live longer than the average amerifat, and are more than half as likely to not die of heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
>>74332409
>went vegan to save his life
Going vegan does not save your life.
>>74332152
> eating
> all people who ate died
checkmate, retards.
>>74332082
Why should they spend it on junk food instead like they already do?
>>74332716
How do they subsidize junk food?
>>74332637
It prevents heart disease and cancer. Many would agree that by preventing these two you are saving your life.
>>74332753
A big Mac would cost around 12 dollars if not for our taxpayer money.
>>74332772
No it doesn't. It reduces the chances of getting those things by a small degree. Cancer is inevitable if you live long enough, and neither of those illnesses come solely from an omnivorous diet. Fuck off with your hippie bullshit.
>>74332968
Explain. And if there are truly subsidies, they should stop.
>>74333061
People would starve if they did that. There's a reason why increasing the minimum wage from $8 to $15 would only have a 5% increase in food prices for fast food places. Also most of walmart products get subsidized something like 70%.
>>74333061
https://meatonomics.com/2013/08/15/each-time-mcdonalds-sells-a-big-mac-were-out-7/
>>74333020
>A small degree
>hippie bullshit
Kek
>>74332152
Big difference between vegetarian and vegan, nigger.
Vegans don't live any longer than somebody eating big macs everyday, they're retarded and ignoring biology. Vegetarians have the longest lifespans through the power of eggs.
>>74330944
But where does that money for subsidizing comes from?
>>74330944
Last I heard farmers do get subsides for vegetables and fruits. And yes it does come down to laziness and not giving a fuck about yourself. Wake up 30 minutes earlier and you can cook yourself a breakfast. Make your lunch the night before. Real simple.
>>74330944
we don't have money to be wasting on that shit
>>74333416
Dumbest thing I've read today
>not a leaf
What the hell man
>>74333416
If you are arguing that eggs are healthy then you are clearly stupid. If they are healthy than why is it illegal to label eggs "nutritious?"
>>74333418
I would want it to switch from junk food to healthy food.
>>74330944
Why does the government subsidized anything?
>>74333492
We are already wasting that money on junk food
>>74330944
because then soda would become expensive (and then the government wouldnt make any money from banning them)
bread and circuses nigger
>>74333729
Because not everyone has enough money
>>74331157
are potatos that much more expensive than corn or flour?
the fuck are you "eating healthy is expensive" people talking about
maybe try not surviving solely off of prepackaged prepared meals you just throw in a microwave?
>>74332753
Corn (to make corn syrup/sugar), sugar, wheat and soy are subsidized via farm bills. Fast food is about making the cheapest meal, so they are almost purely made from subsidized food to cut costs.
We pay to subsidize these shit crops, people eat them because there cheap and addictive. They get diabetes/obesity/heart disease and become massive health care costs, and then when their doctor says to get it together the dumb fucks never learned to cook.
>>74333858
Learn to budget and prioritize.
>>74333788
Soda being expensive would be a good thing. Imagine a world with less fat people.
>>74332409
Have you seen what he looks like lately? Typical effect of veganism
>>74333914
potatos can be thrown in the microwave
6 minutes
throw some butter and salt and ur good
>>74333980
i seriously think he might have aids or be doing crack or some shit
>>74334092
dude i know thats all i fucking eat, thats what im saying
i wish i could eat more unhealthy shit and blow all my money on food like i used to
The government should not subsidize, period. If you think it should you failed basic economics.
>>74333914
That's not what I'm trying to say. To solve America's health crisis making healthy foods even cheaper would be one hell of a start. The reason I include foods like strawberries and shit is because just about everyone loves strawberries. Imagine a pound of strawberries for less than a dollar or equal to. That only really happens if there is someone trying to sell large amounts of food really quickly or if living near a local farmers market that has a large quantity of products to sell.
>>74334141
watch out for the carbs though i wouldnt eat potatos every day
you can do the same thing with any vegetable
microwave some carrots in some water and you get some nice soft wonderful steaned carrots
same thing just salt and butter
>>74331349
>Meat and fish are not healthy babe
good try liberal faggot.
marketing shit storm
>>74331157
you're a fucking retard mate, lrn2 basic biology and lay off the pop culture health 'facts'
>>74330944
>government subsidises vegetables
>meat companies move to China
>new cucks demand government subsidises meat
>land whales demand government cake
>China destroys amerifat
>>74334269
Carbs are not to watch out for. As an aspiring dietitian in the making (currently in college for it) carbs are not the cause of weight gain. If we are referring to fat gain then lowering the high fat foods is what is important, and avoiding too high of a daily calorie surplus is what you should be doing. Potatoes are excellent for weight loss. it's the things you put on your potatoes that you need to cut down on (butter=fat)
>>74333586
>I read a yahoo news article about eggs in 2004 so I understand nutrition.
Because there have been constant conflicting studies due to lack of understanding of cholesterol and saturated fat in foods and how it related to serum cholesterol, and those laws are ancient.
Cholesterol is a basic building block of testosterone and other hormones, so it's necessary. Unbound cholesterol in eggs meets this need without raising LDL cholesterol in blood, which causes arterial plaque. Harvard had a study on this shit all the way back in '99, followed people who ate an egg a day for 14 years, no real effect on serum cholesterol.
Now they are finding how LDL cholesterol and triglycerides are raised by high fructose diets and persistent fluctuating blood glucose.
>>74334318
They aren't healthy. You must be the retard... They are the leading causes of Americas number 1 and 2 killer (heart disease and cancer)
>>74334610
fuck off fat ass liberal faggot.
>>74334528
i wasnt talking about weight gain
i was talking about blood sugar spikes and diabetes development
potatoes have the highest GI rating of all foods
you dont have to be fat to get diabetes it happened to me in as little as a year eating purely carbohydrates all day , pasta,bread,potatos,soda,pure sugar etc
>>74334610
Normal meat and fish is good, the macdonalds tier meat is cancerous yes
>>74331157
>"junk food" makes you fat
>>74331349
>risk factors = causes
>>74334269
>carbs are bad
>>74334610
correlation = causation
>>74334903
It's watered down meat. It's supposed to be a quick easily digestible meal, not a diet plan.
McDonald's restaurants meat health regulations every day.
