How the Food Industry Engineers the Need to Eat

Re:How the Food Industry Engineers the Need to Eat by Jtsummers on Friday December 11, 2015 @12:34PM (#10718428)

> i don't know how american culture got to this point.

Time. People don't think they have time to cook, and they may not. They also don't know how to reclaim their time for themselves from various work and social obligations.

Advertisement. Starting with TV dinners in the 60s (?) and fast food restaurants (also 60s), we have "cheap" and quick ways to get meals that don't require a great deal of personal effort, and it's shown to us constantly on television.

EDIT: Words. I can use the right ones sometimes.

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Re:How the Food Industry Engineers the Need to Eat by xorcist on Sunday December 13, 2015 @04:02AM (#10725822)

This is a constantly perpetuated myth. It is the image that advertisers sell us. If it's something Americans have it's time. Do you know how many hours of TV is watched every day, on average?

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