Reply #16: "white flour and off-brand lunch meat" will not be cheaper in the long run

[Merlot]

when the white flour causes weight gain, the sodium and preservatives in the meat cause high blood pressure and headaches. Pharmas got lotsa nice expensive pills for the ills.

I don't do the organic/whole food/coop route either but I still manage to buy food that is fresh, hopefully not growen in mexico, has no refined sugar, and not processed. There is a middle ground between crappy processed foods and high-end organic. That person who looked at you with "total disgust" probably has never ser foot inside a coop. Steping outside the comfort zone and thinking for yourself is a tought thing for some people.