They are not obese because they cannot afford the necessary amounts of protein and calories from healthy sources in the grocery store.
If you eschew those highs and settle for some sprouted moong bean salad with a little bit of salt/lime/black pepper, or hummus and veggies, or eggs with some smashed avocado on toast, tofu and some broccoli, etc, then it does not cost much time.
There is no baking involved, just cutting, mixing, blending, and maybe soaking. Sautéing or pan frying in a little bit of olive oil or canola oil is also quick.
There is a range of food processing going from raw vegetables to hyper-processed fast food.
Most people fall in the middle and expect their food to be boiled, baked, fried, etc. They will most likely not want to eat just salad 24/7.
And once you start boiling/baking/frying, you're adding a lot more processing time just for the food itself, let alone cleaning everything afterwards.
Plus people want varied diets so they need a wide range of different tasting foods, most like 10-20.
Cooking well is really hard and very time consuming (and potentially costly!) to learn.
Healthy living enthusiasts as well as cooking enthusiasts (sometimes the same group, many times different groups) REALLY love to minimize this aspect.
>Most people fall in the middle and expect their food to be boiled, baked, fried, etc. They will most likely not want to eat just salad 24/7.
> Plus people want varied diets so they need a wide range of different tasting foods, most like 10-20.
Right, so the problem is people want to eat unhealthy foods. The problem is not lack of money or time.
Did you actually read the 2 paragraphs you quoted?
It doesn’t.
It does not. Legumes, whole grains, vegetables, and yogurt have always been cheaper than processed food.
People prefer eating carbohydrates and saturated fats.
It doesn't. Carbs like rice, potatoes, etc. are incredibly cheap. Protein like ground beef and basic cuts of chicken are not expensive. And broccoli, carrots, green peppers, apples -- these are not exactly breaking the bank. Product is seasonal, so you vary what you buy according to what is cheapest this week.
Meanwhile, stuff like breakfast cereal and potato chips and Oreo cookies actually are surprisingly expensive.
Eating too many carbs is not a healthy diet dude
is there price to be paid for getting any desired result imaginable without effort on a press of a button?
/s, obviously I would hope except I've actually seen this sentiment expressed seriously.