For decades, major subsidies encouraged production of commodity crops like corn, soy, and wheat. Cheap commodity ingredients fueled the rise of ultra-processed food. Meanwhile, smaller diversified farms often struggled to compete. There are ultra powerful government bodies and corporations who take the choice away from the consumer when it comes to what they get access to in their local stores. Instead of an abundance of healthy options, there’s typically only a few, and they tend to be more expensive.
Y2T takeaway: If real food feels expensive, it’s worth asking why highly processed food became so cheap. Large agriculture corporations have boxed out smaller growers and pushed their products to the forefront, making it easy to get access to garbage unhealthy food that provides our bodies with nothing.