The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier
&gt; The U.S. food supply is awash in cheap calories. And when you&#x27;re on a tight budget or relying on benefits like SNAP (food stamps), processed foods like chips and soda can set you back less than fresh produce.<p>How is this even remotely true? Fresh produce is <i>cheap</i>. A 13oz bag of potato chips at Wal-Mart costs more than a 5lb bag of potatoes. An eggplant is $2.50. Dried beans are 8c an ounce. It&#x27;s hard to take stuff like this seriously when the writer themselves doesn&#x27;t know what it&#x27;s like being poor (or even seem to do any grocery shopping)!<p>These ideas seem pretty lame because because they all assume the only solutions are moralist ones - people are making <i>bad</i> choices and we need them to make better ones.