They are a common and quick place to shop, but some cities are concerned about dollar stores contributing to residents' poor diets.
"The idea that most of these areas lack shopping opportunities for fresh food is actually no longer true," says Steven Malanga, senior editor of City Journal, a quarterly magazine of urban affairs published by the Manhattan Institute.
"There actually have been hundreds of supermarkets around America that have been opened in poor areas as part of a program to expand health choices over the years," he continues. "[Economists say] it hasn't really made a big difference in the health outcomes because essentially people buy the food that they want to eat – not the food that the government is telling them they have to eat."
Still, cities such as Oklahoma City, Fort Worth, and Birmingham have passed restrictions on dollar stores. AL.com reports Birmingham even changed its zoning to increase access to fresh food.
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Exactly, I have always eaten what I want, it's a mix of veggies, beef, pork and chicken. If I'm in the mood for it, it's what I make. Nothing GMO, nothing plant based just regular American food.
ReplyDeleteRegular American food..that probably was grown, manufactured, packaged and shipped here from China, Mexico, South America..etc
DeleteNope read the labels, buy nothing processed or with GMO.
DeleteNorthwest Woodsman: Any absence of grocery stores and quality foods are a direct result of the ethnic culture of the area.grocery chains are reluctant to open facilities in such locations because of rampant theft by shoplifting and violence in their parking lots. I’ve had personal experience with these issues on at least two occasions.
ReplyDeleteNorthwest Woodsman: Another quick thought is that I can’t imagine one of our hypothetical shoppers gathering up unprepared foods and taking them home to cook up a decent and healthy meal. That would take effort, some intelligence and motivation, all of which are absent from this scenario.
ReplyDeleteYou are what you eat............what does that make you, Jake boy?
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