"Just cook some beans and rice and throw in some cheap meat..."

[Trillo]

33. You must not cook your own meals.

I've run into prior misconceptions about what salsa fresca or pico is. Some folks seem to think it is unhealthy. Perhaps they believe it's a typical French sauce. Basically, the predominant ingredients are raw tomato and onion and peppers. fruits and veggies. Make that raw fruits and veggies. You can't really buy it in the stores unless it is adulterated with preservatives. It cannot be canned or bottled, because it's no longer fresh from the heating.

I also think you must be viewing the health aspect through different eyeglasses than I use. Beans and rice are staples from well known cuisines. The reason why those cuisines evolved to be known as regional cuisines is because the people who at them survived and successfully bred.

"What is the use of all that food if people can't afford to buy it?"

That's a good question. I think we've been discussing the super bad economy for going on what, 10 years now here on DU? I can't afford 99-100% of the food in some grocery stores, and maybe 90% of it from a few less expensive places.

Just this morning another thread referenced this report that seems to say more folks are going to go hungry, unless income is redistributed to the poor.