I got off work a little early today so I thought I'd stop at a grocery store on the way home. I usually shop at Trader Joe's but today I thought I'd save some gas and shop at the big box supermarket closest to home (FoodCo). I got a bit of an education. I won't buy any item that contains high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oils, or unnecessary amounts of sugar. Given this I couldn't find any peanut butter I could buy -- they didn't have any unsweetened ice tea (a staple in 100 degree Fresno) -- all their jam had HFCS ...
I left the store with just fruit and a gallon of milk (in fairness these were reasonably priced and the fruit was good quality). Ironically the processed items loaded with sugar, HFCS, and trans-fats cost more at this so called discount supermarket than good alternatives cost at Trader Joe's (or even Whole Foods). For example: peanut butter laced with sugar and partially hydrogenated oil cost 60 cents more than natural unadulterated peanut butter at Trader Joe's (10 cents more than the Whole Foods house brand).
So my question is why are people buying this crap when there are better alternatives available that don't cost any more?
I left the store with just fruit and a gallon of milk (in fairness these were reasonably priced and the fruit was good quality). Ironically the processed items loaded with sugar, HFCS, and trans-fats cost more at this so called discount supermarket than good alternatives cost at Trader Joe's (or even Whole Foods). For example: peanut butter laced with sugar and partially hydrogenated oil cost 60 cents more than natural unadulterated peanut butter at Trader Joe's (10 cents more than the Whole Foods house brand).
So my question is why are people buying this crap when there are better alternatives available that don't cost any more?
