In fact, if you include all the costs external to the recipe, the steak gets up to a whopping $11 per person, making it almost 3x the cost of the pasta and double the Big Mac
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If we then add in cooking/prep time, the steak is 40 mins vs the pasta's 20 mins and the Big Mac's ~0 mins Healthy is looking a lot more expensive now, isn't it?
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I can make pasta with cheese and red sauce for dinner in under 15 minutes start to finish, and only 1 or two pots to wash Making steak with salad takes minimum 20 minutes and leaves me with double the washing time afterwards
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But this crap is never even considered when we talk about the cost of healthy and unhealthy foods. It's always "well vegetables are cheap, just buy more of them"
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If you're working long hours, don't already own good cookware and have a fully-stocked spice-rack, cooking healthily is an ENORMOUS CHALLENGE
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Whereas a Big Mac meal will leave you full and happy for only slightly more than a basic pasta meal, and it tastes waaaaay better
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Next time you're talking about whether people can easily just eat healthy, realize that for many it's going to be a very expensive thing to do
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If we truly want to address obesity and make health equitable, making healthy food cheaper and more accessible is an important step
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But we have to remember that this isn't just about ingredients - it's a complex and multifaceted issue with many places we need to intervene
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NOTE: I used the US cost of a Big Mac. To compare properly, the Big Mac should be $9.50 upfront, making it the most expensive per person in terms of upfront costs
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This was a stupid mistake, but ultimately the point still stands - a Big Mac at no external cost is far cheaper than a healthy meal with many externalities built in
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Replying to @GidMK
What factors make the Big Mac unhealthy compared to steak or pasta?
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