Wow what a damning inditment of todays society. The junk food, the processed food, the crap we eat and the money we spend in the western world is just mind boggling. Do we believe that we have a devine right to the way we live when so many people in the world are starving?

There is nothing to be proud of in this article but should be picked up by the major networks as a warning to us all.

I would love to stuff myself with potato chips and cookies every week but have enough sense to know that it would pack on 15 lbs. plus be bad for my health. Think of the money people spend on packaged and prepared foods; what a waste! I eat mostly vegetables and fruit 4-5 days a week and meat usually only on the weekend and not much of it. I could and and have eaten chick pea/tomato salad and tabbouleh salad all week in the summer and bean soup or cabbage soup in the winter. My husband travels during the week and no kids at home so it works for me! Dove bars are still a weakness that is hard to overcome though!

The point is that we would all be better off & with more cash in our wallet if we limited meat intake and junk food. Learn to like unsalted unbuttered popcorn. You will find that basically you just want to eat and this keeps your arm moving just as well as quadruple caloried potato chips.

$370 a week on groceries for a US family? I have 2 children and we spend about $175.00 a week. We don't buy twinkies, cake, coke, candy bars, ice cream, or any other love handle food. Why do people buy this crap? It taste like garbage. My daughters favorite foods are grapes, broccoli, and strawberries. My son loves apples, straberries and corn.

Put a piece of fruit and cake down and my kids pick the fruit every time. Teach your kids how to eat properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!