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tyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:54 AM Original message |
Save the "..eating healthy is too expensive" bullshit.... |
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Zoeisright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. That's true if |
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tyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Well... |
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freeplessinseattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #14 |
70. not quite the point |
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bettyellen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:38 AM Response to Reply #14 |
80. most poor people have cars and Costo memeberships on what planet? |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 02:30 AM Response to Reply #80 |
326. I know right?? Plus there are corporate food dives |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
124. Costco memberships in my area are $50 a year, and most poor people cannot afford THAT |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #124 |
337. Can they give up one of their kids for adoption? |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:07 PM Response to Reply #337 |
340. LOL. |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #340 |
354. You know - bootstraps, stiff upper lip, and all that. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #14 |
131. Costco? Seriously? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
169. You are middle class and cannot see what |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #169 |
342. +1000 |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 08:12 PM Response to Reply #169 |
348. It's amazing. isn't? The cluelessness of over-privilege. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
189. You really have no clue how much farther hamburger goes than a chicken breast? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
211. bananas = mostly carbs. apples = mostly carbs. those "huge bags" of frozen vegetables for < $5 |
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Fire_Medic_Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
341. Go to an inner city grocery store some time then lets talk. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:18 AM Response to Reply #1 |
21. Michelle Obama's program focusing on obesity includes that PRIMARILY. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Thank you for that. As a sufferer for life, I know there are times when making a sandwich or pouring |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:55 PM Response to Reply #29 |
246. No kidding. |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
48. I would imagine that part of the program will be getting the kids involved in food prep and clean . |
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msanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #48 |
137. 6 kids in 9 years? She didn't have time to make homemade soup--- |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:51 PM Response to Reply #137 |
161. Fundy family, southern Ohio. |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
73. Stores (in poor areas or not) sell the food their customers want... |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:29 PM Response to Reply #73 |
128. No, stores sell what will make a profit |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:54 PM Response to Reply #128 |
138. Everybody in this country could use some nutrition literacy! |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:58 PM Response to Reply #138 |
140. Excellent! |
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Cal Carpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #138 |
201. There's no question that nutrition education is far outweighed by |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #138 |
248. No time for nutrition with NCLB. |
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bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:21 PM Response to Reply #128 |
186. Thank you! |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #73 |
193. that's MYTHOLOGY, pure and simple |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #193 |
247. If the Produce Sections They Do Have |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #1 |
99. And there's a time and nuisance factor |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #99 |
171. If You Bought the Ingredients You Could Make Quite a Few Burritos Cheaper |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #171 |
195. not everyone in America likes or wants burritos |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:08 PM Response to Reply #195 |
234. so make something else, its not rocket science |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 05:32 PM Response to Reply #234 |
254. most if not all of your list is not what everyone likes |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 07:37 PM Response to Reply #254 |
270. Deleted message |
we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 07:44 PM Response to Reply #254 |
272. AGAIN, It Was Not An a List of Everything Available at a Store TRY Reading |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #272 |
274. i thought you didn't fucking care? :rofl: n/t |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 07:56 PM Response to Reply #274 |
276. I Don't |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #195 |
279. Not everyone in America likes or wants fatty liver disease. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:11 PM Response to Reply #279 |
300. Because They Just Don't Want To Hear It |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:23 PM Response to Reply #171 |
216. Oh FFS. How many working single moms have the lesiure time to open a burrito factory |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #216 |
232. OH puleeze- I make myself a couple in about 2 minutes in microwave |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:15 PM Response to Reply #232 |
236. hahahahahaha "get off your high horse" hahahahahahah n/t |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:29 PM Response to Reply #216 |
307. o FFS is right. why do some of you insist on eating crap and feeding it to your kids. |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 02:38 AM Response to Reply #307 |
328. If the shoe fits..... |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 03:46 AM Response to Reply #328 |
332. how do you know how much time I had off from what? n/t |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 06:40 PM Response to Reply #332 |
347. Well, unlike you I based my post on what you wrote about yourself. |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #347 |
349. just pisses me off that people are whining that Michelle is talking about food |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 12:46 AM Response to Reply #349 |
350. I am VERY happy about what the first lady is doing. We need to have this conversation. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 06:03 PM Response to Reply #171 |
259. Deleted message |
CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
135. Getting greengrocers in poor neighborhoods is one of Michelle's goals. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 05:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
257. when i lived in chicago i bought my produce at the store in the crappy neighborhood. |
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Qanisqineq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
344. very true |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. bananas at 37 cents a pound? WHERE? Certainly not MY area |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
24. Lentils, rice and onions cost pennies. I did the math and I live in an area where prices are gouged. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #24 |
69. Lentils up from 59 cents a pound to $1.89 a pound in two years where I live. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:22 AM Response to Reply #2 |
30. I'm in Nevada and bananas are around the price you stated here, too. nt |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #2 |
57. &.49 a pound is the best i've seen |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
111. $0.89 a pound yesterday |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
174. Ohio Does, Often Cheaper, Too- at quite a few Stores, Where Do You Shop? |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #174 |
190. north of Metro Atlanta |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #190 |
278. Wow, Do You Have Any Farmers Markets? There Are Quite a Few Around Here |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:31 PM Response to Reply #278 |
310. not locally -- all of them are south of the city. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:36 PM Response to Reply #310 |
312. That Sucks, They Are Usually Good and Inexpensive |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
3. The President will focus on jobs. |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
4. Let me tell you a story |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
17. Agree...those are the major roadblocks... |
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Bettie (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #17 |
35. I'm a very good cook, but I've never |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #35 |
110. I only used it once, in a stir fry or something |
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K8-EEE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 02:34 AM Response to Reply #35 |
327. I make the BEST TOFU!!! "Pressing" is the secret |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
27. and eliminating "food deserts" is a primary goal of MO's program. |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:34 AM Response to Reply #27 |
43. There are plenty of those |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
72. EXACTLY! |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
82. And then there are the other stories about the poor in parts of Vermont... |
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japple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:45 AM Response to Reply #4 |
87. Yup. Lots of folks in my (rural) area do their grocery shopping |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #87 |
130. That hit a nerve with me |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #130 |
150. He's 85 |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #150 |
164. He's eating junk because it's a "good deal," |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:19 PM Response to Reply #164 |
181. Just a guess |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #164 |
220. He could be suffering from depression. Can you talk to a local agency on aging? |
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japple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #130 |
205. I'm wondering if those foods from China are safe. After the petfood |
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japple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
88. Duplicate post-- deleted |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
5. Who said that about Michelle? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:18 AM Response to Reply #5 |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #22 |
36. Well, that was uncalled for on their part |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #36 |
41. one reason I never gave Rachel Ray grief, she got the concept of "30 minute meals" into our |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #41 |
47. Those are all good ideas |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #41 |
244. So, question |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:16 PM Response to Reply #244 |
303. Garage Sales, Estate Sales, Craigslist - Cheap, Older and Possibly Made In USA |
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nemo137 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 02:00 AM Response to Reply #303 |
351. GoodWill/Salvation Army/resale shops usually have them for pretty cheap, too. |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
6. I agree. |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #6 |
78. I agree. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
7. less than $2/pound. ... easily? really. i have never seen under $3.39lb |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
26. yikes. I live in the sticks in northern vermont |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:22 AM Response to Reply #26 |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:27 AM Response to Reply #26 |
37. no way. wow. i have seen GREAT deals at 2.99 and that was like a year ago, two. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #7 |
28. Boneless chicken breasts $1.99/pound here in Cleveland. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Huh, $1.99/lb for boneless chicken breasts is what the stores here put them on sale for |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:16 PM Response to Reply #38 |
282. Chicken Breasts are ON SALE for $2.60 a pound this week here in my hometown. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:46 PM Response to Reply #282 |
319. Seems like they're usually somewhere over $3/lb here if not on sale |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #28 |
40. hm.... again, i am all for buy deals and healthy but i have the cash to buy those deals |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
180. Its Pretty Common in Ohio, Seems Weird That Its That Expensive in Texas |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
185. Their prices were accurate for my area. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #185 |
207. i am going to definitely pay attention when i go to the store today. nt |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #207 |
213. I recommend looking to ethnic markets in your area. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #185 |
218. Here, too. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:17 PM Response to Reply #185 |
283. I Was Told These Prices Are Fictious, But I See Michigan Is Pretty Much Like Ohio |
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Bettie (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
8. Generic mac and cheese costs about 40 cents a box |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:23 AM Response to Reply #8 |
32. A bag of lentils, rice, onions costs pennies per meal and feeds for several meals. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:52 AM Response to Reply #32 |
92. But that assumes that you know how to cook from scratch |
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arthritisR_US (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:46 PM Response to Reply #92 |
136. Lydia, there are some really good web sites out there with recipes and |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:32 PM Response to Reply #136 |
148. I do know how to cook lentils and rice, but your suggestion to just look things up |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #136 |
175. Ok here is a question to you... |
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arthritisR_US (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #175 |
214. I misunderstood. I thought she was referring to herself. So, in reference to |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:07 PM Response to Reply #214 |
215. No problem, |
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arthritisR_US (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:08 PM Response to Reply #215 |
233. I can't believe how much I learn from DU. It's so easy to get caught in a Narcissistic cocoon but |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #92 |
141. Some of the packages have cooking instructions on the back. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #141 |
149. Yes, but if you haven't been alerted to the possibilities of lentils and rice |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:42 PM Response to Reply #149 |
157. Yes, education is the key... |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #92 |
183. How Bout the Library, Its Still Free, Lots of How To Books |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:25 PM Response to Reply #92 |
191. and have a kitchen, pots and pans, utensils... n/t |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #191 |
299. Most People Have These Things. This Isn't Just About the Homeless |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 01:44 AM Response to Reply #92 |
324. County Extension office have programs to teach people to cook healthy for less |
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Maru Kitteh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
224. lentils, rice, onions, lentils, rice, onions, lentils, rice, onions, = LET THEM EAT CAKE |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #224 |
226. That sounds like a pretty icky cake. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #8 |
42. Nobody is beating up people for being fat. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #42 |
187. Thank YOU! |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 06:14 PM Response to Reply #42 |
261. I don't think that the accusation of beating people up for being fat was directed |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
96. Where I lived when I was poor and struggling, I couldn't afford the corner store mac 'n cheese. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
9. Thank you. |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
10. You've never lived in a bad neighborhood, have you? |
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lxlxlxl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:19 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. they are pretty oblivious...also advertising and convenience is pushed in these areas |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
34. You didn't even read about MO's actual program, did you? She focuses primarily on eliminating |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
158. And once that is done, feel free to jump all over poor people for not eating healthy enough. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:23 PM Response to Reply #158 |
217. There are lots of people with financial problems who eat shitty food and are not obese. |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #217 |
231. Who said don't help? |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #231 |
241. That is an issue for some people, but not all. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:32 PM Response to Reply #34 |
286. How is she going to do that? (nt) |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:36 AM Response to Reply #10 |
45. Please WALK that mile |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #45 |
46. time is a major asset |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:46 AM Response to Reply #46 |
50. Absolutely |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:50 PM Response to Reply #45 |
160. Thank you. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #10 |
116. That is true |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
144. Our city made it a priority to get a major supermarket chain to open a store |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:54 PM Response to Reply #144 |
162. I think you just gave me something to talk to my city council about. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:15 PM Response to Reply #162 |
177. There was an OP Ed piece in the NY Times back when it happened. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
11. Frozen items are great |
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freeplessinseattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #11 |
76. and aren't taking the bus on a warm day and walking far |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #11 |
109. . |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:10 PM Response to Reply #11 |
142. Actually, microwaving veggies is pretty nutrtional. |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:56 PM Response to Reply #142 |
212. I have heard that microwaving vegetables kills all the nutrition. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:46 PM Response to Reply #212 |
289. Microwaves just heat the water molecules. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 05:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
250. Maybe Michelle could mention that you can take frozen veggies out of the bag, |
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BakedAtAMileHigh (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
12. yeah man! |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
252. What I actually posted, was that Michelle should work on gardening so that people |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:10 AM Response to Original message |
13. Where?????? not here. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
15. I have no problem with Michelle focusing on obesity |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
16. ooooo. this should get good. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
18. I see this every single time I get groceries |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #18 |
39. I think it's education but with an understanding that people can essentially become addicted to crap |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:29 PM Response to Reply #39 |
192. Its Is an Addiction, and People Defend the Habit the Same as any other addiction |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:48 PM Response to Reply #192 |
290. +1 |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
202. Great post. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
19. Deleted sub-thread |
handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
20. I am thrilled that Michelle Obama has taken on the cause |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #20 |
49. Exactly right. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
25. I think her husband - some guy name Obama - is working on job creation |
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nc4bo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
33. Frozen bags of berries cheap? Small bag of blueberries were about $5 w/o tax |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
44. we should also take into account |
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Bettie (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:00 AM Response to Reply #44 |
54. Exactly the point I was trying to make |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
51. I have worked on this issue. You are grossly misinformed if |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:03 AM Response to Reply #51 |
56. Michelle Obama's program focusing on obesity includes addressing food deserts PRIMARILY. |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. She's focusing on the mainstream population... |
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BakedAtAMileHigh (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #51 |
62. thank you |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #51 |
63. Ok, the crappiest areas in the most urban places |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:21 AM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Agreed, as long as you remember that in |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #63 |
66. I am not in NYC... I am in Colorado... My population includes |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:19 AM Response to Reply #66 |
104. You're right, I shouldn't have read whole thread, |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:51 AM Response to Reply #104 |
113. I do... The problems are diverse and at times overwhelming.. |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 07:01 PM Response to Reply #63 |
268. I see it when I go home to Michigan. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #51 |
64. Excellent response. |
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liberal_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:00 PM Response to Reply #51 |
118. +1 |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
52. If You Go to Any Hispanic or Asian Supermarket |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:23 AM Response to Reply #52 |
68. Just a question. How do you know it's healthy? Do Asian and Hispanic supermarkets have different |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:01 PM Response to Reply #68 |
119. one data point |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:24 PM Response to Reply #68 |
126. The Produce is Not Healthier |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #68 |
197. Don't You Wash Produce When You Purchase It? What About Homegrown? |
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Raschel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:38 AM Response to Reply #52 |
81. Cous cous (or rice) and black beans healthy, quick, cheap. |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
53. It's more about dollars per calorie. And stores available in the poorest |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
55. I am unable to work, heart failure, and a good cook. I shop at the markdown meat bin |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
58. Bananas are selling for $.69 a pound around here. The over-ripe ones are $.39. |
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BakedAtAMileHigh (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. so that proves it! |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:33 AM Response to Reply #60 |
107. it does prove that everyone here likes to generalize |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
61. As Someone Who Has Worked |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #61 |
77. but among people who DO have choices |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
67. ... |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:28 AM Response to Reply #67 |
71. Bwahahaha. +1 |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:30 AM Response to Reply #71 |
75. I know a woman here in my town who rails against the uber poor |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:34 AM Response to Reply #75 |
79. wait who made this about the uber poor? |
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BakedAtAMileHigh (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:41 AM Response to Reply #79 |
83. yeah, all those WHO, UN and ADA studies about poverty and nutrition |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:11 AM Response to Reply #83 |
100. I'm addressing the god damn OP |
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BakedAtAMileHigh (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:18 AM Response to Reply #100 |
103. self delete |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #79 |
86. The OP did by oversimplifying the fact that "healthy eating" is not as easily done |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:14 AM Response to Reply #86 |
101. yes, but doing it without applying a lot of critical thinking either |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:02 AM Response to Reply #79 |
95. Wow... just wow... |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:15 AM Response to Reply #95 |
102. what part? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:57 AM Response to Reply #102 |
117. that you seemingly have no tolerance to the broader issue |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:03 PM Response to Reply #117 |
120. What is there to tolerate? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #120 |
122. I appreciate THIS post... and your clarification of your purpose |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #122 |
153. These exchanges have become depressingly familiar and I am disappointed. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #71 |
206. But what about the dollar stores? |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #206 |
210. I've never seen dollar stores selling it around here. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #210 |
227. That sucks. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #227 |
239. Hey, they have to start somewhere. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 03:12 AM Response to Reply #239 |
329. The ones here have produce too. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 04:51 PM Response to Reply #71 |
338. This comment is so foreign to me. |
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superduperfarleft (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:07 PM Response to Reply #338 |
339. I'm not saying that poor people don't know what lentils are. |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #339 |
345. I don't think the gist of this thread was " Geez dummy just drive out to Whole Foods." |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
74. Bananas aren't a healthy choice for many people, including those with blood sugar |
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jdp349 (372 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
84. He's right! |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:01 AM Response to Reply #84 |
94. Check my post. #96. he's wrong. nt |
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jdp349 (372 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #94 |
176. That's an interesting concept |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #176 |
242. Other than just googling... |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:02 PM Response to Reply #94 |
296. That's okay so is the person you're replying to. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:37 PM Response to Reply #84 |
129. You're definition of 'cheap' isn't the same for everybody. Many people cannot afford $70 a week per |
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jdp349 (372 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:30 PM Response to Reply #129 |
194. I'm incorrect for another reason I think. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #129 |
203. I Think Its Cheap for NYC- Those Items Would Cost Much Less In Ohio |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 12:35 AM Response to Reply #203 |
323. You've not defined "cheap" by providing numbers |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #84 |
172. And I imagine you have several stores within walking distance where |
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jdp349 (372 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #172 |
182. I've just learned of the existence of Urban Food Deserts |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:24 PM Response to Reply #182 |
188. Some people have known about them for years. |
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jdp349 (372 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #188 |
196. It's hard to educate yourself about that which your not aware of |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #196 |
199. Big Bravo from me my friend. |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #182 |
198. I think your reply shows what a truly good person you are. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #172 |
204. Luckily (and Surprisingly) We Have Aldi's In Poor Neighborhoods In Ohio |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
85. stop with the judgemental crap towards poor folks |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
89. Reality check for you |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:36 AM Response to Reply #89 |
108. It seems some on this thread want to discuss only the issue for the non-poor |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #89 |
134. You know what's interesting... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #134 |
152. Knowledge is the key |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 05:37 AM Response to Reply #152 |
352. Same here. When I moved from the midwest to California-- |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
90. We North Americans shouldn't be eating bananas anyway |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
91. well, you're right about her program but wrong about how expensive eating healthy can be |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
93. Sigh... |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #93 |
97. Excellent post. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
98. The amount of fail in that post is.. well, it's Orson Wellesishly huge |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
105. The examples you give of food prices you give may well be true - |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
106. When you have $6 to last you five days until payday -- |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #106 |
114. Eating one 99 cent tostado a day, several days a week won't make you obese. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:49 PM Response to Reply #114 |
208. I Think You've Got It |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:51 PM Response to Reply #208 |
225. I know. Obesity isn't the biggest issue amongst the very poor. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #114 |
292. This is absolutely fucking key. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:56 AM Response to Reply #106 |
115. this isn't all or nothing though |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #115 |
209. There Are Lots of Obese People WHO ARE NOT POOR Incase No One Noticed |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:27 PM Response to Reply #209 |
238. Ssshhhhh |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 06:24 PM Response to Reply #238 |
263. Does that make all of you feel good? |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:15 PM Response to Reply #263 |
281. God Forbid We'd Want To Help Someone Eat Healthier |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:15 PM Response to Reply #281 |
302. You missed my entire point. Congratulations. |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:30 PM Response to Reply #302 |
308. And because you have health problems that means no one else should get any info. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:35 PM Response to Reply #308 |
317. I seem to remember some fairly bigoted comments from you re: fat people |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #317 |
336. My comments are not bigoted against obese people. |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 12:26 AM Response to Reply #281 |
322. deleting my original response |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:36 PM Response to Reply #263 |
288. Wow - I made what, 2 comments on this thread |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #288 |
304. Ooooh. You told me. |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:15 PM Response to Reply #304 |
315. From What You've Said Previously You Do Adequately Feed Yourself |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 09:47 AM Response to Reply #304 |
335. You really need to keep your personal attacks to yourself |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:25 PM Response to Reply #263 |
306. Oh I Forgot To Add, |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:20 PM Response to Reply #106 |
145. If I only had 99 cents for a day's food, I wouldn't spend it at taco bell |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
112. I notice that your profile is disabled |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #112 |
125. I'm going to scan my receipt from Albertsons and make a thread someday soon |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:29 PM Response to Reply #125 |
127. You live in Dallas |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:56 PM Response to Reply #127 |
139. The Alberstons down the street, it's about 6 min by foot.. |
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tyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #112 |
166. Sorry... |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:15 PM Response to Reply #166 |
178. You don't even attempt to answer the economic questions many have posted here. |
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tyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #178 |
219. Will do. |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #219 |
223. I'm not trashing anyone, least of all the First Lady. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:21 PM Response to Reply #223 |
285. Exactly n/t |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:23 PM Response to Reply #178 |
316. This Is An Honest Question, How Can Someone Be Both Obese and Going Hungry? |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:58 PM Response to Reply #166 |
228. Apparently These People Can Miraculously Transport Themselves To FatFood Joints |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
121. is it too late to suggest we all should lighten up |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #121 |
123. Actually, it IS life or death... |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
132. Excellent! A DU post bashing the serfs, not the owners! |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
133. Sure, if you've got as car and a mega-buying power chain nearby. |
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tyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #133 |
230. I'm assuming, then, |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:51 PM Response to Reply #230 |
314. Oh Memphis? The city in the state that taxes groceries? That Memphis? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
143. There's another problem as well. A lack of cooking ability. |
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EmeraldCityGrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:28 PM Response to Reply #143 |
146. You hit the nail on the head... |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #146 |
155. It's much better to target those classes at young parents. |
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Tailormyst (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #143 |
159. Now THAT sounds like the best way to approach the problem. |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
147. Save ME "the eating healthy" bullshit |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #147 |
154. Spreading that ignorance from thread to thread, eh? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #147 |
163. Your needle is stuck... |
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fishbulb703 (492 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
151. 6'2", a fit 175lb here. I eat McDonalds and Taco Bell because its cheap. |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:15 PM Response to Reply #151 |
235. Sure, that stuff is cheap, |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:16 PM Response to Reply #235 |
237. what does ass taste like? i've never tried ass. n/t |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 05:03 PM Response to Reply #237 |
249. Have you ever tried McDonald's? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 05:14 PM Response to Reply #249 |
251. how do you know that McDonald's tastes like ass unless you have first tasted ass? n/t |
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Lautremont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 05:27 PM Response to Reply #251 |
253. I'm a fairly experienced guy, so I've tasted plenty. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 05:37 PM Response to Reply #253 |
255. no more questions, just curious about how one knows what ass tastes like. n/t |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 07:43 PM Response to Reply #255 |
271. Lots of people know what ass tastes like due to the way they run their sex lives. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 07:55 PM Response to Reply #271 |
275. well, surprise! i've never tasted ass! n/t |
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dustbunnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #275 |
280. It's common amongst the youth of today to fool around with the lil ole rosebud. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:56 PM Response to Reply #235 |
293. Deleted message |
Pharlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
156. Anyone here look at the items in bins designated for Food Pantries? |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
165. Its True, But the Obese Have To Blame Someone (no not the few with medical issues) |
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tyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:01 PM Response to Reply #165 |
167. And.... |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #165 |
264. I have those medical issues |
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jobwithout (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 07:46 PM Response to Reply #165 |
273. So let just paint you |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 07:57 PM Response to Reply #273 |
277. Who's the Judgemental One? |
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lies and propaganda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
168. where do you live? |
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tyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:20 PM Response to Reply #168 |
184. Here is one... |
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lukasahero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:31 PM Response to Reply #184 |
240. That had to hurt. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #184 |
266. You're really getting off on this, aren't you? |
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burning rain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
170. Overeating & abuse of alcohol & drugs are among the few forms of recreation... |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:12 PM Response to Reply #170 |
173. Barva! |
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EndersDame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
179. My favorite meal when I am counting change Black beans,rice,can tomatoes |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
200. Farmers' markets should be included in any such program |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 07:33 PM Response to Reply #200 |
269. That could help farmers too. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
221. The First Lady's "job" is not really policy-making |
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tonysam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
222. It isn't bullshit, OP, when MO should focus on real issues |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #222 |
229. You know, she's not the President. |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:55 PM Response to Reply #222 |
245. Obesity IS a real issue |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:34 PM Response to Reply #245 |
311. Today??? |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #222 |
262. She has focused on military families and improving education for girls |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:57 PM Response to Reply #222 |
294. You are so full of shit. nt |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
243. I knew a girl who was raw vegan who was FUCKING SKELETAL. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:58 PM Response to Reply #243 |
295. You absolutely can live off of pure vegetables and legumes. |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 11:55 PM Response to Reply #243 |
320. One person's high fat & caloric intake = someone else's "normal" diet. |
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Politicub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
256. Plus you can cut your health care costs by eating healthier |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
258. A lot of people, especially those who are living in cheap motel rooms or their cars, |
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southernyankeebelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
260. I don't know where you shop but fresh veggies are expense and so are |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
265. One problem I see is that meat is expensive. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
267. Sitting on the toilet wishing you hadn't eaten so many bananas and berries... |
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Therellas (216 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
284. gots to get a protein . |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
287. Recommended. |
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Norwood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
291. It is too expensive for a lot of people to eat healthy |
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we can do it (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 05:29 PM Response to Reply #291 |
343. Pure BS |
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slutticus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
297. Grass-fed beef: $6 per pound. Yikes. |
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Whisp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
298. plus it ties in with preventative health care |
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Wardoc (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
301. I agree 100%. People always make excuses rather than just owning up to their choices. It is not... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
305. bananas can be found for 37 cents a pound? really? in what time machine? |
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Mendocino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 10:47 PM Response to Reply #305 |
318. Some prices from two stores in my town |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 03:36 AM Response to Reply #305 |
331. Prices are different here and there. |
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Generator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
309. Not eating is darn cheap |
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quinnox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Feb-10-10 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
313. Wow, a lot of yuppies and the like are lecturing the poor slobs |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 02:10 AM Response to Reply #313 |
325. If there were at least six people in my household, there would be no waste when I cook- |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 03:26 AM Response to Reply #313 |
330. Especially when they're fat. |
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Sparkly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
321. I'm gonna chime in here in support of the OP and reasoned argument... |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 04:22 AM Response to Reply #321 |
333. +100 |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Feb-11-10 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
346. You clearly know nothing about how the poor have to shop. |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Feb-12-10 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
353. Broccolli has been 49cents/lb. in Chicago lately! |
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