By the way, I know we've only exchanged a few posts, but if you ever wanted to take some vacation in France for a change, I'd be glad to receive you for a few days.
That's incredibly sweet of you. Wish I could take you up on it - because I haven't been to France since the 1980s and adore the country and the people. But time and money has kept me from visiting lj friends - there's a few in England and Wales that I'd love to meet, as well as Canada, and across the US, not to mention other places. I truly envy the people who have the ability to do this. ;-)
If you are ever in NYC please be sure to let me know, as well.
Read your other replies : the price difference between crappy food and healthier one is really impressive. Can you find easily canned natural vegetables or fruits, or frozen ones at a reasonnable price or are there only processed ones too?
Yes, there are canned/frozen natural vegetables and fruits - without too many additives - through health valley and Amy's Organic - but they are hard to find outside of Whole Foods or Organic markets, and tend to be more expensive than the regular variety. Also - they aren't as nutritious as fresh vegetables. I learned this the hard way a few years back.
The problem is the healthier food is harder to come by, it's more expensive and tends to be in scarce supply. It also depends on where you live. If you live in New England - such as say Conneticut or New York or Vermont - then yes, you get fresh produce and it's cheaper. If you live in the midwest, such as Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa - food is more expensive and harder to come by.
It's a bit like comparing France to what a region in Germany or Russia may be able to get. Or say England to Siberia.
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That's incredibly sweet of you. Wish I could take you up on it - because I haven't been to France since the 1980s and adore the country and the people. But time and money has kept me from visiting lj friends - there's a few in England and Wales that I'd love to meet, as well as Canada, and across the US, not to mention other places. I truly envy the people who have the ability to do this. ;-)
If you are ever in NYC please be sure to let me know, as well.
Read your other replies : the price difference between crappy food and healthier one is really impressive. Can you find easily canned natural vegetables or fruits, or frozen ones at a reasonnable price or are there only processed ones too?
Yes, there are canned/frozen natural vegetables and fruits - without too many additives - through health valley and Amy's Organic - but they are hard to find outside of Whole Foods or Organic markets, and tend to be more expensive than the regular variety. Also - they aren't as nutritious as fresh vegetables. I learned this the hard way a few years back.
The problem is the healthier food is harder to come by, it's more expensive and tends to be in scarce supply. It also depends on where you live. If you live in New England - such as say Conneticut or New York or Vermont - then yes, you get fresh produce and it's cheaper. If you live in the midwest, such as Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa - food is more expensive and harder to come by.
It's a bit like comparing France to what a region in Germany or Russia may be able to get. Or say England to Siberia.