Is the answer to happiness actually hidden in the food that we consume, each and every day?

Posted by: Rainbow

15th Jun 2011 12:16pm

Whilst many health authorities preach the benefits of consuming an organic diet, practically speaking, this just isn't an option for many households with prices being exceedingly higher than that of standard produce. It seems people these days wouldn't falter at getting a loan for a fancy car, new boat or a huge TV, yet when it comes to fuel for the body, spending more money on a higher quality of produce just doesn’t appeal. Is there not a direct relationship between food and our mood? If we eat well, we feel well, right? By introducing this simple concept into our lives, surely we’ll have more energy, a positive outlook and new found tools to assist our brains in working more efficiently and productively. In turn, this will enable us to make more money, thus allowing us to buy the big cars and the new boats! Is it a catch 22? Perhaps we have it all wrong…

sketches

12th Aug 2011 12:33pm

You DO need to spend more to eat better. Take your average veg at a supermarket, at the moment capsicums are $2 each, tomatoes are $6 a kilo, you can't even buy bananas for how expensive they are. I'm a student who doesn't earn much, and when I go grocery shopping I'm lucky if my weekly shop is under $80. And that's just fresh fruits and vegetables.

The difference here is that I'm doing a weekly shop for just me, not for an entire family I have to support. These people buying cheaper, sugar filled foods aren't doing it because they have no idea about sugar and fats, it's because the supermarkets have decided to pay farmers a minimal amount for their produce, and then mark it up by 400%, making it impossible for a working family to be able to buy all fresh food all the time.

Go travel to outer city suburbs, where the prices for fresh fruit and veg are even higher than in the cities, and funnily enough, you'll find even more overweight families.

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