There is no starvation in the United States

[Dis]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


You are confusing voluntary and involuntary starvation.

feeling hunger pain is not the same as starvation. that is the point of this thread.

[Dis]

Originally posted by tandeetaylor


This is ironic because we live in the same city, and there are very different Albertson's in this city. There are two by where I grew up (Bonanza and Lamb, Bonanza and Nellis) that are NASTY. I live in a good part of town, and the Albertson's down the street (Silverado Ranch and Maryland Pkwy) is really really nice. To be fair, though, those other ones were old and used to be Lucky's and this one is relatively new.

But healthy food is expensive. I decided to buy only good food one week, and I spent two to three times what I usually spend.

well I won't argue the new one's are much nicer. But much of the food they carry is the same. They all have fresh fruit and vegetables available along with meat, poultry, and even fish.

I'd have to get your take on healthy food though. I consider fresh fruit and vegetables healthy. And every place has that. They all have meat as well. Even the Maria's market on Cheyenne near Civic Center has that. What really is healthy food?

I live on near Nellis and Desert Inn. Our Albertson's isn't that bad. They remodeled it and have a starbuck's inside now. They offer a fresh deli and such. And have all the basics.

And yes I have been to the one on Civic Center (eastern essentually) and Lake Mead Blvd. That is the ****tiest one. They do have less of everything because they are an older smaller store, but they do seem to have all the basics.

The new albertsons are different because they have a lot of special services. Some offer dry cleaning. They have a starbucks inside. They sell books and such. Many have bank branches inside- hell even the one on Bonanza and Eastern has a bank branch I believe.

Some of the smaller mexican markets got busted by having some out of date canned foods. but canned foods stay good long after the expiration date I'm sure.

The biggest problem in my city is the downtown are. But guess what. My city offers bus service from downtown to the Albertsons on Charleston and Bruce. So even the poor living in that neighborhhod has access to a supermarket.

In North Las Vegas they have access to the Vons at Owens and D ST.

The main problem I see is in naked city. The area behind the Stratosphere. They have to go to that ****ty Meyer's market on Las Vegas BLVD and Oakey. But even that store carries fresh fruit and vegetables. Just not as much as the supermarkets because they just don't have the room.

[Al B. Sure!]

thats true... i got a bit of a hunger pain a whole lot of the time but thats not starving. just means i need a heartier meal

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Dissident
feeling hunger pain is not the same as starvation. that is the point of this thread.

What is starvation if it's not suffering from hunger?

[Al B. Sure!]

there you go urban...

[Dis]

I get hunger pains going 6 hours without food.

Am I starving?

And I get real, real bad hunger pains. That is how I gained so much weight. I ate bigger meals to avoid them.

but now I realize that pain is a part of life. If I am to maintain a healthy weight, I have to suffer through them.

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Dissident
If I am to maintain a healthy weight, I have to suffer through them.

How did this get to be about over weight people?

[Al B. Sure!]

isnt it a fact that poorer people are more likely to be over-weight than rich people?

[Dis]

yes, that is what the original post of the thread stated. I'm getting a little off topic here

What I'm trying to point out is every kid feels hungry from time to time. That is not starvation.

In fact the study I mentioned (I do need to find it to provide proof to you guys) mentioned starvation as going more than 24 hours without food involuntarily I believe.

[Jon Miller]

it has to di with a wosre diet

I also agree that for the most part people should nto be starving in the US

there are a lot of programs to give peopel food

but people still occasionally slip through the cracks

more can be done (and healthy living needs to be encouraged)

Jon Miller

[Kidlicious]

Originally posted by Albert Speer
isnt it a fact that poorer people are more likely to be over-weight than rich people?

That's probably true, but that doesn't mean that poor people don't go hungry. They do.

[Dis]

in my elemntary school they gave free breakfasts to poor people.

[Al B. Sure!]

you can get free or reduced price breakfast and lunch at school... and there's even a summer equivalent that aint as effective but still exists... and there's free summer camps and they supply kids with food. i used to go to one in fact.

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger


It depends on how big it is, and for how long.

you annoy me

you can get free or reduced price breakfast and lunch at school... and there's even a summer equivalent that aint as effective but still exists... and there's free summer camps and they supply kids with food. i used to go to one in fact.

so did i for several years food sucked, but edible, and provided me with a community when my mom had to work and culdnt afford child care

[Kramerman]

Originally posted by Dissident
in my elemntary school they gave free breakfasts to poor people.

same here. i used that program thru elementery school. By junior high tho we were 'too well off' to qualify