US slips to 49th in life expectancy

[rory_20_uk]

Well the picture kind of changes if you're the type of wage slave which has two or three jobs to make ends meet and simply don't have time to prepare proper meals (cause that would make you late for the evening shift). Also I gather that in the USA there's more of a real issue that it is quite possible for people to simply be “out of range” of healthy food (it's simply not sold anywhere near them).

Easy way to address this is make food in bulk: make something at the weekend large enough for 5 or so meals. Bag it and put it in the freezer. Either defrost in the microwave or leave out in the morning when required. OK, does not make for the greatest variety, but it's not impossible. If you do that a few times you have several options. Eat with pasta / bread / cous cous at the side. Preparation time on the day? Less than 10 mins.

Do you have online food shopping in the USA? Here I purchase almost everything in large online shops that get delivered to my door. I get most of my veg frozen which OK, isn't as good as fresh, but has a much longer shelf life.