On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 9:54:22 AM UTC-4, A Moose in Love wrote:
> On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 9:17:13 AM UTC-4, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Friday, June 14, 2019 at 8:25:48 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > > Bruce wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The point is that prefab food is expensive. If you buy real food, like
> > > > potatoes, beans, vegetables that are in season etc., you can cook
> > > > healthy meals that are cheap. But I often see people who are clearly
> > > > not well off, buy expensive prefab stuff.
> > >
> > > For many green vegetables, I've switched to frozen...next best
> > > thing to fresh. Have you ever priced fresh veggies in a grocery
> > > store? Ridiculous prices so often.
> > >
> > > Have you tried yellow squash yet? I love it and will buy on sale
> > > for 79 cents a pound but most times it sells for like $1.79 a
> > > pound. I won't pay that. Same thing (and prices) just for iceberg
> > > lettuce.
> > >
> > > The truly poor do grow all their own vegetables, raise chickens
> > > for eggs and meat, and also hunt to suppliment the meat issue.
> > > This is only for rural people with some land. City poor don't
> > > have that option.
> >
> > The TRULY poor live in alleyways and under freeway overpasses. Rat
> > makes a fine meal.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> at least in my area, the poor always have something to eat. the daily soup kitchen comes to mind, as well as a kitchen down on king street east and pandora . they can get clothing as well. there is also a food bank. yet there are still homeless here. the addicts, the mentally ill, etc.

The poor in your area are fortunate.

<https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/hunger/>

Cindy Hamilton