Personal Choice Is A Myth When The Food Environment Is Toxic

"Until the new diet is equally convenient, familiar, and enjoyable you don’t have much of a choice." — this is why healthier food environments are CRITICAL. Personal choice is a myth when the food environment is toxic. https://t.co/BlAhgYrOzC

— Balanced (@GetBalanced_Now) April 24, 2018

Moderation is a trick diet promoters often play to distract us from the very hard work of developing new habits. Until the new diet is equally convenient, familiar, and enjoyable you don’t have much of a choice. Without new habits, rare and appropriate is a trap not a treat.

— Ray Cronise (@RayCronise) April 24, 2018

In my mind, “convenient” here refers to access. And access is a whole lot more than, “Do they sell it at my store?” Access refers to being able to afford a food, and being able to prepare it: having the kitchen, appliances and utensils, knowledge, time, ability, transportation, storage. “Access” is a big word. The barriers to access make consumption of a nutritious diet more costly as you move down the socioeconomic ladder.