| maxnyc said: Dollar for dollar, you get more CALORIE bang for your buck in the snack aisle, than in the produce section. Sorry to say, but that's a very simple fact. Yes, brown rice, eggs, and some other healthy things are relatively cheap, no doubt. But dollar for dollar, processed foods and meats provide far more calories, although they are much less healthy calories. |
In a nation where the majority of the population is considered overweight (but not obese), macronutrients or simple raw caloric intake is not the issue. About the only percentage of the population that has to worry about that would be those who don't have access to inexpensive food, processed or otherwise due to isolation (living in the mountains in winter or in the middle of a desert) and that is definitely NOT the percentage of the population in question here.
Of course a pound of peanut butter or margerine has more calories than a pound of apples or celery. It also has more calories than a pound of cheeseburgers, pizza or french fries. Anyone who isn't losing weight at unnatural rates due to malnourishment doesn't need to worry about getting "more calorie bang for their buck" by eating processed, pre-packaged snack foods. People who do will encounter the ill health effects of malnourishment due to the lack of micronutrients long before they ever experience any signs of starvation.
