Eating Healthy is a Chouce

In the on going debate over whether organic is better, or whether only wealthy people will opt to buy healthy foods at the grocery store scientific study seems to put emphasis on the false notion that low income consumers can only afford junk food. While a very small percentage of that statement may be true, perhaps other factors that pertain to consumer choices should be taken into account. Researchers who studied shoppers at such stores as Whole Foods Market or Trader Joe's, Albertson's, Safeway and Wal-Mart came to the conclusion that roughly four percent of the pricier stores customers were over weight as compared to nearly forty percent at the lower priced grocery stores. Common sense would lead one to think that this could very well be due to the much broader and larger consumer base and availability of stores such as Albertson's or Wal-Mart over the exclusivity of gourmet grocery stores. Also, did researchers take into account that eating healthy takes more time and effort? Families that are going in six different directions with limited time for food prep will often opt for the quicker albeit less healthy dinner alternatives. Eating healthy is a choice not a class privilege.