Nods. Which is exactly why the lady he visits had a freezer filled with pizza - for $.50 a box.
It's also why she was in tears when he was telling her what she had to buy, and why he was getting reamed. He should have been checking prices and listening to the school board rep who was talking about the "cost". I mean - Oliver is stating that the pizza is crappy pizza, but does he have any idea how much good pizza costs?
The bodega next to me is a perfect example. It started out with great organic and healthy foods and biodegradable/earth smart cleaners, but as time wore on and recession got worse - the food got more and more processed, less healthy, and the cleaners more basic. We now have canned vegetables, canned soups, packaged and processed quick items. And almost no fruit or vegetables. You are lucky if you can get eggs or milk any more.
I'd love to see an episode of one of these series where they compare prices.
I remember when Reagan was President that catsup was declared a "vegetable" in the school lunch programs.
Oh, yes, I think Regan argued that it was from tomatoes...while his critics stated, no, actually a fruit, not a vegetable or something along those lines - and plus sugar, lots and lots of sugar. And of course they had to use Heinze or whomever they had a contract with at the time.
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Date: 2010-03-28 07:20 pm (UTC)It's also why she was in tears when he was telling her what she had to buy, and why he was getting reamed. He should have been checking prices and listening to the school board rep who was talking about the "cost".
I mean - Oliver is stating that the pizza is crappy pizza, but does he have any idea how much good pizza costs?
The bodega next to me is a perfect example. It started out with great organic and healthy foods and biodegradable/earth smart cleaners, but as time wore on and recession got worse - the food got more and more processed, less healthy, and the cleaners more basic. We now have canned
vegetables, canned soups, packaged and processed quick items. And almost no fruit or vegetables. You are lucky if you can get eggs or milk any more.
I'd love to see an episode of one of these series where they compare prices.
I remember when Reagan was President that catsup was declared a "vegetable" in the school lunch programs.
Oh, yes, I think Regan argued that it was from tomatoes...while his critics stated, no, actually a fruit, not a vegetable or something along those lines - and plus sugar, lots and lots of sugar.
And of course they had to use Heinze or whomever they had a contract with at the time.