I bought a decent amount of fruit over the weekend from Wally World and I had a small flashback to when I was a little bitty Tosen and fruit being much more affordable.
It might be nostalgia, or a skewed perception since I only ever went with my mother shopping and never really had to buy fruit for myself at the time, but all in all, it seemed to have gone up.
This year, being a bit more momentous than previous years, has made me seriously reconsider my eating habits as well as trying (in earnest, and not the 'I-know-I-should-but-I'm-not-really') to get more exercise; thus, the renewed interest in eating healthier foods.
Cantaloupe, strawberries, grapes, watermelon, and pineapple - (due to my body hating the environment, apples, pears, peaches, plums, apricots, cherries, and other stone-pit fruits are out of my diet) - all delicious and ready for consuming. Except the strawberries, they are pretty awful at Wally World and even though I keep telling myself I won't buy them again due to the tart-almost-chemical flavor; they are my equivalent of the cadbury egg (or Mc Rib, or anything else that you forget they aren't that delicious,) and of course I would.
Non-organic, mass-produced fruits and, of course, not locally sourced - and it was stupid expensive (relative.)
If all of these government officials, interest groups, health officials, doctors, State groups, and <every other organization here> are so concerned with obesity and healthier living and eating; why the hell make it so out of reach for a (growing) group of Americans who rely on subsidized living to eat.
I saw sticker shock from one of the "cheapest" places, how can some people afford and/or tout upscale market grocery stores as a way to live healthier when some struggle to eat on the cheap.
But, I suppose I am over-simplifying things.
That doesn't mean I have to like it.
Back to my $40/week (fresh) fruit bowl.
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