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Kris Kuhn's avatar

Fabulous article! I completely agree. Our food quality has dropped as options have exploded. The slaughter numbers for chickens and cows in the U.S. are staggering—chickens are forced to grow three times faster than normal and are harvested before they have heart attacks. It’s heartbreaking.

I recently wrote an article just on how America gets bread all wrong.

The bigger issue is that most people aren’t willing to pay more for better food, and the system isn’t designed to make healthier choices affordable either. And don't even get me started on the food waste!

Clearly, I'm with you on all of this. :)

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Flicks & Forks's avatar

Excellent post! I agree with you 100%. It's the same here in Canada. I do try to buy from Canadian and local farmers. In my area of Ontario, there are at least three Walmarts and three Costcos! I've not stepped into any of them! Many thanks for a great post!

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Carol Craig's avatar

Another spot-on piece, Charlie! I agree with you 1,000%! It’s horrifying & sad the state of food here in the US. Thank you for calling this out & repeatedly reminding us to be better (& therefore more healthful) consumers!

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Charlie Brown's avatar

Thanks Carol!

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Gastroillogica's avatar

“ethical food choices drive buying decisions far more than the EU average — things are changing. They’ve just renovated the supermarket downstairs from my apartment. First thing I noticed is how much bigger they made the convenience food section — and how they reduced the fruit and vegetable aisle to make room for it.” Same here. Mine is the “Pingo Doce” for tourists so it makes sort of sense (for them) that they transformed half of the space into a cheap restaurant where you can eat traditional food at a fraction of the price of any restaurant around.

I so much hate supermarkets, and their sad vegetables, everything in a package, and having to look like crazy for simple staples like chickpeas and rice.

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