SLAVE MARKET FOODS: Studies, and a bit of common sense, show that classifications on the socio - economical scale such as low income, inner city and / or ethnic minority [Hispanic / Black] predisposes consumers (who are equal under the law to protections against harm) to diabetes, obesity and other health risks as grocery stores in their area tend to
sell lower qualities foods while food producers price high quality (or even halfway decent) foods out of reach.
Not exact matches
Dennis Lombardi, executive vice president of
food service strategies at WD Partners, said the
low quality scores aren't surprising or worrying for Taco Bell, which pioneered fast -
food value menus and still
sells some
food for less than $ 1.
Because the USDA houses the National School Lunch Program, and the agency's main job is to
sell highly subsidized conventional crops (like corn, soybeans, rice, and wheat) and farmed
foods (like dairy and beef), behemoths like Chartwells wind - up pushing cheap,
low -
quality surplus
food into our schools.
Effective
food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence
food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional
quality of all
foods and beverages served and
sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in
low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.
Selling poor
quality meat to public schools (
lower standards than those met by fast
food industry — where 3/4 of the meat is positive for things so heinous I shudder), as an example.
Low -
quality dog
food brands like Eukanuba prey on under - educated dog owners, trying to
sell them products they don't really need — products designed for specific breeds.
Most premium cat
foods (none of which are
sold in grocery, or department stores) with
quality ingredients and a
low magnesium content (below 0.08 %) will help.
In short I consider Hills Prescription Feline c / d a
lower quality food, marketed cleverly through veterinarians offices, loaded with ingredients that are known to be dangerous to pets, and
sold at an over inflated price.
Looking for a scapegoat will only allow companies like Purina, that happened to have allowed Chinese ingredients to kill thousands of animals years ago, to go succeed at
selling subpar, cheap ingredient
food again, while running truly holistic companies that have forced meat by - product, corn and artificial chemicals, actually linked to diseases, out of more brands, thus ensuring a return to the marketing of
lower quality foods seen just 10 years ago.
Do not fall into the trap set by
low -
quality pet
food manufacturers who
sell breed - specific formulas that offer
low to moderate nutritional value at best — these manufacturers also tend to make use of non-nutritive fillers to bulk up their products as well as plant - based proteins to increase the protein content without actually adding more meat.
If you choose to feed dry
food, choose high
quality ferret or cat / kitten
foods sold by pet shops, feed stores, and veterinarians with at least 36 % protein, that is moderate in fats (approximately 20 %) and
low in carbohydrates.
The
food from street vendors can give a traveler a sense of living locally, but in some places, street vendors are not permitted and / or subject to the same inspection given to restaurants and may
sell food that is
lower quality and unsafe.