Slow Food Movement: The Money Issue

People have not realized how important it is to save money with this economy we are in. If you pay close attention to a college student’s life, you may more likely see that they are spending a lot of their money on fast food rather than healthy foods. More into my post you will discover what has come to everyone’s head about eating out. People think it is still cheaper and faster to go eat out when maybe an egg carton with 15 eggs cost you $2.50 and that can equal a burger for just one day. The dollar menu will not save you from this economy. Each dollar every day adds up when it can gather to be together at the end to actually buy healthy foods that will last longer. This is no time to be going out to go buy foods that will make you unhealthy and last only a day.

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethhoffman/2012/06/18/whats-so-great-about-cooking-four-reasons-and-resources-to-diy/

^^In the link above it is an article that gives many reasons why home cooked meals would be better. The one that stood out to me the most was on how much money was actually being spent on fast food rather than groceries. Not only that, but college students where the ones that where being targeted as well. According to Beth Hoffman,”The fact that fast food is not cheap has also now driven home by other studies.  One conducted by University of California – Davis found that those making $60,000 (not the poor) are most likely to visit fast food chains.  The CDC reports it is the middle class with more obesity problems than those with less money.  But studies also say that households making less than $150,000 a year are “financially strained.”  So why not stop eating out and save some money?” It has also attacked the health problem that our country has rather than just the money. Eating eat can save you money and even make your have a little extra money on the side.

 

Damme, Tim V. "$10 Food Showdown Day 1: Fast or Quick Food vs Healthy Food." Cartoon. Building Success. N.p., Aug. 2012. Web. 16 Apr. 213. <http://buildingsuccesstoday.com/2012/08/10-food-showdown-day-1-fast-or-quick-food-vs-healthy-food/>.

 

This image above proves that anyone can eat a healthier meal and share with someone else and still save money. A couple cents will not make a difference at first but it changes in the end when there is more food left over.  With a fast food meal you have to eat it that same day or else it can go bad the next day right away. If groceries are bought it can be used throughout week while eating out will not help. People  may have busy schedules, but it does not necessary mean that they cannot go to the store. People will do it and people would still be saving a good amount of money. Money has to be used wisely so it can last and this can be done with grocery shopping.

Mark Bittman states in his article “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?,” ”THE “fact” that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight, those with lower incomes. I frequently read confident statements like, “when a bag of chips is cheaper than a head of broccoli ...” or “it’s more affordable to feed a family of four at McDonald’s than to cook a healthy meal for them at home.” This quote shows how society putts all these excuses to go out their ways to get the fast food. It is ways of making themselves not feel guilty about eating out and spending. Chips may be cheaper than some fruit, but if money is very important in life people would find a way to save it. It has come to my attention that is no longer a money issue, but a laziness issue with people. Buying their own food is the way people should consider going instead of eating out next time.  

Bittman, Mark. "Is Junk Food Really Cheaper." The New York Times. The New York Times, 25 Sept. 2011. Web. 17 Apr. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/is-junk-food-really-cheaper.html?pagewanted=all>.