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4 years ago. March 16, 2020 at 9:21 AM

I am totally fascinated with humans, they never disappoint me, some are quite entertaining, some are quite intriguing, most are normal, but there are the one's who are predictable that are fun to observe you learn a lot about them. All through history people have been studied, analyzed, researched, and quite frankly programmed to respond or act in a particular way due to a situation or influence. Let me now explain,  there have been focus groups for years trying to figure out what politician you will vote for and why, there are studies done to analyze how people respond to a crisis, war, economic fluxes in the stock market, national security, immigration, many more. Then there is the advertising industry, designed solely to analyze, study, conduct psychological research on how to get people to buy their products and continue to buy their products. They even have people who clean up bad press about their products incase they offend you the consumer. Now I will give you a project, while you are at the grocery store, Walmart, target, or wherever you shop make notes on which products are missing from the shelves. Yes I know about the obvious, toilet paper, disinfectant wipes, purell, paper towels, cleaning products, note here: that if you don't already have cleaning products in your home how often are you cleaning you home, something to think about next time you borrow the bathroom at someone's home. I'm talking more about food items trip to Walmart the other night revealed quite a lot about humans, this is a list of things I noticed missing from the shelves, bread, frozen pizza, french fries, (hot pockets, this company hasn't sold this many in years,) corn dogs, white castles burgers, pre made meals think TV dinners, pf chang meals, most any frozen throw in a microwave or oven, pre made spaghetti sauce, sugar, flour, cereal,  lunch meat, potato chips, popcorn, cookies, crackers, bottled water, canned soups, ramen, canned tuna, are you getting an idea of what kinds of foods people are eating. Now let me tell you what there was plenty of, meat, chicken, beef, pork, turkey, seafood,  fruits and vegetables, rice that requires cooking the old fashioned way. If it involved cooking it or seemed to be healthy for you there was plenty, good thing I love to cook from scratch, humans left me plenty to work with. In a time in this country when a large portion of the population is obese, overweight, has diabetes, has heart issues you would think that all the things good for you would be flying off the shelves but the items I saw gone looked more like food I ate as a teenager or what college kids live on. They say quarantine yourself for 2 weeks, since your going to be home with not much to do wouldn't this be the time to make good food choices rather than eating like you work 60 hours a week with no time to cook. Seeing what things were missing gave me information about what people were eating and how people shop all this is being analyzed as I write this by companies looking over their sales invoices so that incase of a next event now how much product to ship to stores and what price they can increase their products to. Seems like we as humans have been trained quite well over the years on how to react, what to buy and when to buy it. Powers that be have made us submissive so they can call themselves master. Just my opinion after an observation. Big hug to all, stay healthy. 

LaVieEnRose​(sub female){Kintsugi} - I remember hearing about how groceries plan out the store in a specific manner including what shelf what brand goes on and how companies PAY to have their products eye level.

But also I’ve moved back and forth between Europe and America a few times and every time I enter an American grocery store I’m utterly gobsmacked by the amount of non-perishable item options that are available. And I’m also always horrified by the ingredients lists of stuff because I feel like a tin of soup shouldn’t have ingredients a mile long.

But you’re right, these two weeks or more are a chance for people to eat better, BUT when you look at it fresh produce/meats are generally seen as more expensive and labour intensive. So the average American thinks well it’s 4/$5.00 of soup and it’s got all the ingredients and it’s “healthy,” never mind the sodium and other things in it. Vs. Having to get a trolley full of the ingredients and make it yourself

Personally I prefer the homemade version but that’s me 🤷🏽‍♀️
4 years ago
Lion​(dom male){Hazel Eyes} - Totally agree, I make my own pasta sauce and it doesn't contain the amount of sugar and salt that the manufactured stuff does also no preservatives. It's truly not hard to eat healthy but it's not convenient for most because it cuts into their social life hence I would rather play on the phone or check my Facebook page instead of take the time to cook. Big hug my friend.
4 years ago
LaVieEnRose​(sub female){Kintsugi} - As someone with LOADS of dietary intolerances/allergies you start to read ingredient labels and become more aware of what is in food. Even meat in the US, I don’t eat loads of it because of disagreements on how they’re raised and hormones/antibiotic use, washing chicken in chlorinated water 🤢

But yup why cook a meal when I can play cook one in a game 🙄 anyone who says they “can’t” has just never tried, you don’t just wake up knowing how to cook, it doesn’t work that way.

Even accessibility to healthy foods in poor neighbourhoods, it makes me so angry that someone can feed their entire family for dollars at Taco Bell but they can’t buy fresh produce for the same price and then everyone has the gall to be like I wonder why there is an obesity epidemic 🙄
4 years ago
ADIDAS - Ms. Rose, you have just said exactly everything I always say! Especially the part about it being as cheap or cheaper to eat fast food for an average family of 4 in America today than it is to purchase the ingredients for a healthy well balanced meal. For me, that's outrageous!! I'm a retired Chef now but growing up, my family was very hard pressed for every dollar that was made. I had a very hardworking set of parents, just uneducated. My mother knew and taught me how to stretch a dollar at the store but eat delicious well balanced meals. She also taught me the art of food preservation. Cold packing, canning, freezing.... whatever it took to save that particular food for whenever we needed it, usually winter when my father didn't get alot of work. She could and did "put up " everything. We are fresh, homemade food year 'round. The art of food preservation has gone by the wayside now..... people think they don't have time and why when it's less than a dollar for a can of corn. Oh boy! The difference in taste and nutritional value!!
Just wanted to say how your comment brought me back to my youth.... thanks for your comment! Maybe we have more in common? Haha!!
4 years ago
LaVieEnRose​(sub female){Kintsugi} - I definitely think the art of preserving food should be revived! I have seen a little of it as people are seeing the affects processed food has on them! Don’t get me wrong, I love some junk food as next as the next person but it isn’t a staple in my diet. I will occasionally treat myself to a McDonald’s or something every couple months or so. But the majority of my diet is homemade!

I’ve slowly been learning about preserving and fermenting cause I’d like to eventually have a nice little pantry set up!
4 years ago
Satindragon{Not Lookin} - I love to cook the real stuff!!
4 years ago
AngelBunny - I was talking to a friend yesterday about this very thing but she had the opposite observation. She said when she went to the grocery store all the produce was gone. My friend is cynical and her take on it was people had the intention of actually trying to cook but chances were they probably wouldn't and the produce would go bad.
4 years ago
LaVieEnRose​(sub female){Kintsugi} - That happens a lot, you’ll hear people say I intended to make this but then didnt...we waste sooooo much it’s really sad :(
4 years ago
Lion​(dom male){Hazel Eyes} - Well said everyone, it seems like people prefer to take the easy route but in the end when their health goes to hell they instantly become health conscious. I also agree why cook when you can get a 5.00 dollar fill up meal. Good healthy food is expensive this is why we have people eating shit food. I hate fast food. Love to all and healthy eating. 😊
4 years ago
Satindragon{Not Lookin} - How’s Hazel?
4 years ago
djinni​(dom female){smplylaura} - I found the opposite.... plenty of convenience foods but no fresh meats or veggies. It took 6 stores and a trip the the butcher to have enough groceries for me for the week (i cook, even just for me).
4 years ago
Lion​(dom male){Hazel Eyes} - Hazel is doing better, not 100 percent but well enough to give me shit. Djinni I'm sorry you had to hit 6 stores, hopefully they will restock before your next visit.
4 years ago
Satindragon{Not Lookin} - I know you say that with relief in your heart. I know how much it hurt you to watch her suffer with those migraines. Give him hell Hazel!!
4 years ago
ADIDAS - @Mr. Lion..... your Ms. Hazel suffers from migraines? Oh lordy!!! Give her my deepest sympathies please!! I too suffer from the worst migraines so I totally understand how horrible she feels when in the vicious grips of one.. it's torture! I'd rather give birth again, at least when you give birth you know the pain will end at some point and you'll get a beautiful reward for your pain and suffering. Migraines unfortunately don't work that way. I've had them last for days and days at a time, mess with my eyesight, my tummy, my balance..... just tons of unpleasant things that I'm sure you're aware of... I'm very sorry to hear a fellow subbie suffers so. 💔😿
4 years ago

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