Realizing that fast food restaurants strategically place themselves where there are few other options just shows that eating locally and healthy requires planning:
In the sustainable foodie world, there's a perception that fast food restaurants prey on folks of low socioeconomic status. That stereotype is partially correct — fast food joints like McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's offer high-fat foods at low, low prices. They also tend to plunk themselves right in the middle of food deserts, areas lacking grocery stores, food coops, or farmers' markets, which are disproportionately found in low-income neighborhoods. But as Slashfood reports, new evidence suggests that affluent Americans are just as addicted to fast food as those who don't earn six figures or more each year.
It's Not Just Poor People Eating Fast Food, Sarah Parsons, October 01, 2010 12:30 PM (PT)
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