Convenience Foods- The Real Cost

Some foods are cheap. I literally mean that in all contexts of the word. They may cost only few bucks, but they also have very low value. The real cost of most convenience meals is paid for not by the wallet but by the body of the consumer.

If one lives off of processed box foods, prepackaged long-shelf-life foods, your basic convenience foods and the like, a higher price will eventually be paid. Usually that price comes in the form of hospital or medical bills.

It is FAR more crucial to look at the quality of food for the price than to look at name brand clothing or appliances, yet food is so often overlooked for the sake of convenience. It is much more crucial to see that the food that is eaten is REAL food not simply a modified form of corn or additives or dyes or synthetic vitamins. The body cannot recognize the latter items as digestible. There is even a great deal of study to show that they actually change our DNA structure (and/or that of future generation's DNA, aka: our unborn half of a future child). Are either of those a 'cost' we should be willing to pay to make meals quicker and more convenient?

The fact is that the real cost of convenience foods is unseen. You know the axiom, 'time is money'? That should NOT fit when it comes to convenience foods. For example, I can mix up to six types of whole grain muffins in under 5 minutes. These muffin ‘mixes’ are kept in the freezer and are made in the same amount of time it would take to grab a box of mix off the shelf. They were half the price and I can pronounce all ingredients in them! They will not cost the health of my family with white enriched (aka: synthesized vitamins added) 'dead' flour which is like glue to the colon, or dyes or preservatives. They cost less, are just as convenient, and definitely taste better. Don't quite buy into this? Just watch this video - http://www.youtube.com/user/thewheatguy#p/u/35/2syZ4XMUbpg

Take the extra time to aquire the skills to use real food. You won't regret it - I certainly haven't. The savings for both health and your wallet, from immediate benefits to long-term, far outweigh cheap convenience food.