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Originally Posted by dirtyrascal7
My point was that, in general, lower-income families are also less educated. I wouldn't be surprised if a large percentage couldn't fill out a food pyramid or even tell you the main food groups, so I highly doubt they are going to know what a balanced diet looks like... which means they are more susceptible to marketing because, like I said, they essentially don't know any better. They just know they're hungry and that a Super-Sized Big Mac Meal sounds delicious.
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Actually depending on who you talk to, the food pyramid is outdated, at least the amounts you are supposed to eat. I'm pretty certain though that people know the difference between fruits, vegetables, meat, grains, and junk. I have yet to meet a person that doesn't know how to sort food. Well except for the sneaky tomato.
Also, a big mac does fit in the food pyramid. Meat, vegetables, dairy, and maybe fruit (again the tomato), it's all on the big mac and french fries (potatoes...er they're supposed to be anyway) are vegetables. The important thing they don't understand or don't care about is that the grease and processed goodness of it all is making it unhealthy.
Anyway, it's not so much that they don't know that the food is unhealthy, it is more that they don't know how to cook. It's amazes me how many people don't know how to cook and opt for take-out or pre-made foods. Of course, to cook you have to be able to read and do math...lack of education can hinder you from doing this even if you have the measuring cups.
Plus, if you are poor, do you really have the $50 to toss out for cheap pots and pans? It's expensive to get kitchen supplies.