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Come on, France! You can do better than that. Side note: I'm moving to Italy.
glen, marcanthony.mandin, partenope and 2 others like this
Come on, France! You can do better than that. Side note: I'm moving to Italy.
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Nickolas 9 years, 2 months ago
A good article is here. http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2012/01/america-food-spending-less
We are so focused on the price of food without any consideration of the quality of food. Although I believe that Michelle Obama's efforts are well meaning, they are misinterpreted. The USDA is a joke.
Even take this to the level of what you feed your family outside of school. Do you eat the same crap just a little tastier? Or, do you your choose better quality of vittles?
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elsueco 9 years, 2 months ago
Good article; you should pin that separately.
I think the graph could use a little disclaimer though. Beyond Butz and farmer subsidies, America has a lot going for food production that other countries like France and the UK don't. Namely: California, ample migrant labor, factory-farm efficiency, and a large market.
We're Americans. We prefer instant gratification to substance (and lots of it). We like watching quality food on tv, but don't insist on it in real life.
I went to Switzerland and Czech Republic for 10 days a couple summers ago. Every little supermarket in Switzerland had a few dozen freshly baked rolls and breads for sale. A lot of it was parbaked stuff they just finished in the oven, but it was still damned good and very easy to get used to eating. Even the Prague supermarkets had good bread. When I got back, I was saddened to see the state of the American supermarket bakery. Just the same crappy, fluffy, no-crust white bread dough in about five different shapes.
Granted, I could go to an independent bakery (we have a bunch of those in Seattle), but even small rolls are expen$ive.
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