[Groxx]

I'd see the same thing when I was doing my obligatory year at McD's. The poorest workers ate almost exclusively stuff bought from McD's, instead of bringing in food. Even with the discount, they were still paying easily twice what a far healthier meal would cost if they bought ingredients.

And then you'd look down, and see a new $200+ pair of shoes every couple months.

As to the article, there were four grocery stores, including an Aldi's, within walking distance from where I worked, and I know that half of the workers that fit that category walked or drove right past Aldi's on their way to work. There are certainly areas where there are very few healthy options, but there's a worse epidemic of stupid choices.

In the extremely poor areas, the deck is stacked worse, but I've never yet seen a marked decrease in obesity near grocery stores in poor areas, despite access to healthy food.