nmg: Are we talking about refugees in Sudan or poor people in the US?
Nope. I'm talking about poor people in the US. Quite frequently they live in areas that don't have easy access to supermarkets. They end up relying either on fast food, or markets that don't carry healthy foods at affordable prices.
nmg: Just a few posts ago you were claiming a former college professor with a house qualified as poor. Now apparently the typical poor person doesn't have a microwave or a refrigerator/freezer in their apartment.
No, I did not say "the typical poor person doesn't have a microwave or refrigerator/freezer in their apartment." I said many of them don't have these things.
Do you understand the difference?
nmg: Nor is contracting e-coli from eating raw broccoli.
If you rely heavily on raw foods, your chances of contracting e-coli definitely goes up. It's something that should be an especially strong concern for a parent trying to feed young children, or the elderly. And as I pointed out, e-coli contamination is not the only hazard associated with eating foods like raw broccoli.
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Date: 23/11/13 19:33 (UTC)Nope. I'm talking about poor people in the US. Quite frequently they live in areas that don't have easy access to supermarkets. They end up relying either on fast food, or markets that don't carry healthy foods at affordable prices.
nmg: Just a few posts ago you were claiming a former college professor with a house qualified as poor. Now apparently the typical poor person doesn't have a microwave or a refrigerator/freezer in their apartment.
No, I did not say "the typical poor person doesn't have a microwave or refrigerator/freezer in their apartment." I said many of them don't have these things.
Do you understand the difference?
nmg: Nor is contracting e-coli from eating raw broccoli.
If you rely heavily on raw foods, your chances of contracting e-coli definitely goes up. It's something that should be an especially strong concern for a parent trying to feed young children, or the elderly. And as I pointed out, e-coli contamination is not the only hazard associated with eating foods like raw broccoli.