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10 sats \ 13 replies \ @unschooled 29 Mar \ on: Daily Health Principle: Junk Food Isn't Food HealthAndFitness
Food?
I ask because recently I opted for one of these (instead of smoking another cigarette) when I was out and didn't have the time to stop and eat something proper.
Judge me, idc
I don't want to make those determinations for people. We each have our own notions of what is and isn't junk. I'm just saying that you should stop even perceiving your "junk" as food.
I would say in this case it's not really important, because the point isn't nutrition. You're trying to substitute away from a bad habit. All that matters is that the substitute isn't worse.
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In this case I think it was both. I needed sustenance but I'm also aware that it's full of crap and not my number 1 choice.
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On the sustenance point, I'd suggest you consider this post, then. If you don't think it's adding to your health, don't think of it as food. It's fine to be a little hungry from time to time.
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don't think of it as food.
Thats where I disagree. In a food desert where nutritious options are scarce to nil, junk is sustentance.
Disadvantaged people cannot just fast until it becomes economically feasible for them to shop at Whole Foods.
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You're totally missing my point, then. Junk food is not sustenance, because it does not meet nutrient requirements. It's excess calories and harmful additives.
"Food deserts" sell crap, because that's what the locals buy. If the locals bought healthy food, that's what would be available. You don't have to shop at Whole Foods to get something with nutritional content.
I've been very poor before and I bought and cooked beans and produce from the grocery store, because it was cheaper than buying prepared foods. The cheapest foods are beans, rice, and root vegetables. Boil them in a pot and eat a cheap healthy meal.
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I agree with your point on the whole. But I think it bifurcating sustenance vs junk food (or non-sustenance) is an oversimplification. Maybe you have more of a stringent definition of sustenance than I do.
Try telling the person who survives on a diet of mountain dew and taco bell that it's not sustaining them. There's gotta be a range of different reasons they make this choice. I can't explain why they do, but they're not starving.
In my case, I chose a pepperette because I needed something convenient, fast and containing some amount of nutrition (protien). And it certainly did tide me over until I could get home to a home cooked meal.
The cheapest foods are beans, rice, and root vegetables. Boil them in a pot and eat a cheap healthy meal.
I need a follow-up on frugal and nutrituous recipies from the resident economist 😂
Whole Foods is overpriced and overrated
Water curbs hunger. Sometimes your body confuses thirst with hunger and vice versa
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I agree on both points