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Janet

In article >,
lid says...
> >Fast food can be cheaper than cooking for oneself. More calories per
> >dollar. True, you can't use government nutritional assistance for
> >fast food, but there are a hell of a lot of working poor who have
> >to make do with what they earn. Many of them work two jobs, and
> >don't have time to cook.
>

That may be true in USA. Your food prices are lower than ours.

In the UK, junk food is neither cheap, or an economical solution for
poor people on a tight budget.
There are countless TV programs here demonstrating how NOT buying junk
food saves money AND produces a far healthier diet.

Janet UK