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Originally Posted by disneysteve
Not cooking from scratch is a huge problem. Restaurant food and processed foods are packed with calories, sugar, fat, corn syrup, etc. Home cooked foods are so much healthier.
As for cost, I think it balances out to some extent because the healthy stuff is so much more filling and satisfying that you don't have to eat nearly as much of it. I could (if I wanted to for some odd reason) sit down and eat a dozen donuts and still be hungry for a full meal. But give me a modest serving of some grilled veggies over whole grain pasta and I'm stuffed for the night.
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Hmmm..my body actually seems to recognize the caloric value of food. I have to eat a lot more healthy stuff to equal that one fried chicken sandwich I would eat from a restaurant. My DH's body however seems to ignore the caloric impact of beverages of any kind so he helps himself a lot by drinking water the majority of the time. I definitely think everyone's body is different.
That said, I have found that cooking from scratch (something no one in my family knew how to do by the way) does save money over buying processed food. Produce has become a lot cheaper for me by shopping at one particular store versus the most convenient one (think 75% less expensive). Access to education and resources I think is a huge contributing factor. But I knew lots of poor people who were skinny and lots that were morbidly obese.
I think there are a lot of factors that contribute to obesity but I do think malnourishment can be vastly improved with better education.