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by crooked-v 2532 days ago
The operative word is "here". If you live in a food desert, it can be an endeavor just to get to stores with actual meat and veggie selections. Even if you do live somewhere with good food access, fresh food in big cities just plain costs more than food elsewhere [1] in a way that doesn't happen as much with manufactured food because of manufacturer-influenced pricing.

[1]: https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/nyc-groceries-are-m...