MovieChat Forums > Hungry for Change (2012) Discussion > Really liked this movie...BUT.

Really liked this movie...BUT.


What bugs me about Hungry for Change, and films like it, is there's very little way to eat like they tell you to, without being at least upper middle class. Do you know how much juicing costs? The reason most people eat poorly is because that's what they can afford.

I really wish, instead of telling us what we're are doing wrong, help us fix it. Most of the people interviewed, I would say, are "rich", authors, doctors, etc.


Love what Jamie Oliver is doing with trying to change school lunches, need more people with solutions not just lists .


"Today is the first day in the waste of your life"

reply

I totally agree,I was thinking exactly the same thing when I watched it.It's true people can't afford most healthy food,it's convenient to buy whatever's cheaper at your local supermarket. I live in the UK and fruit and vegetables are ridiculously expensive.I think one of the people at the documentary at some point mentions that if you live near a farm try get your milk from there. But seriously how many people can do that?

reply

@ladystardust847 I think one of the people at the documentary at some point mentions that if you live near a farm try get your milk from there.
Yeah, at around 47 minutes in the guy with the brown shït in his ears says it. It was a stupid suggestion. "Can you find a farm locally...?" No, because if we could then we'd be buying stuff from there already, you moron.

reply

I found him to be really annoying. And having those weird ear lobes (at first I thought pennies were pressed into his ear lobes), I found it distracting. So much so that I googled to see if this was some weird fashion trend & guess what, it is! I must be getting old and cranky. The documentary was okay. Made some good points. But some sections were sort of corny and silly.

reply

[deleted]

What bugs me about Hungry for Change, and films like it, is there's very little way to eat like they tell you to, without being at least upper middle class. Do you know how much juicing costs? The reason most people eat poorly is because that's what they can afford.


This comment is 100% false.

I bought a NutriBullet for $100. It's not a juicer, but a type of blender.

I made 3 shakes a day, and drank them every 4-5 hours. Each shake consisted of 2 servings of fruit, 3 servings of veggies, 0.5 serving of beans, 0.5 serving of almonds, and some water to get the shake to my preferred thickness.

Calorie and cost breakdown of 1 shake:
1 apple - 90 cal - 50 cents (5 bucks for a bag of 10 apples)
1 banana - 105 cal - 25 cents (Trader Joe's sells bananas for around a quarter each)
1 serving of kale - 33 cal - 25 cents ($1 for a big bag that lasts me 4-5 servings)
1 serving of green peas (protein) - 100 cal - 30 cents (3 serving bag, around a buck, frozen section)
1 serving of broccoli - 50 cal - 30 cents (Around $1.75 for a head, 4-5 servings)
0.5 serving of black beans (protein) - 120 cal - 35 cents (70 cents per can)
0.5 serving of almonds - 80 cal - 30 cents (16oz bag, 32 half servings, for 10 bucks)

Calories = 558, 3 times a day = 1674 calories a day.

Cost = $2.25 , 3 times a day = 6.75.

Just $6.75 a day to eat healthy, that it.

I drank this shake, and others like it, plus walked 10,000 steps every day, for 6 months, and I lost 75 pounds. Currently I make 2 shakes a day, for breakfast and lunch, and for dinner I eat 1 serving of chicken, fish, or turkey with 3 servings of veggies. I still walk 2-3 miles a day.

You see, the myth that healthy food costs more is just that, a myth.

Fast food 3 times a day is expensive. Drinking soda, is expensive, just drink water, its free. Carbs (bread, pasta, cereal) are expensive.

Buying meat at the grocery story, is expensive, and unnecessary to eat. Meat is not really that good for you. If you have to eat it, then do 2 shakes and then for dinner do 1 serving of 4-6 ounces of meat, with 3-4 servings of veggies.

Another issue with people who think eating healthy is so expensive, usually those people over eat, and over eating is expensive. If you keep your calorie intake between 1650-2000 calories a day, you won't be spending a lot of money on over eating.

Eating healthy isn't expensive. Juicing is expensive, and if you can't afford to do it, get a NutriBullet, and do as I did. If you can't afford 7 bucks a day then you should be on food stamps, and then you don't have to worry about food costs.

PS - The shake doesn't taste that good, but it's very good for you and after a few days, it gets better. (Another reason people don't eat healthy, they don't like the taste, you can start with more fruits, and work your way to more veggies, but the more fruit means more sugar.)


reply

That is *beep* Beans are nutritious and cheap and last a long time. Frozen veggies are always on sale, and produce doesn't have to be fresh or organic. Eggs aren't expensive. Fast food IS expensive, and so are snack foods. In a society where everyone, even the poor, has access to the internet, anyone can find doable meal plans.

reply

I am speaking as an urban American. Produce is relatively affordable where I live, and beans, tuna, eggs and frozen vegetables are cheap and readily available.

reply

I live in South America and there's a farm market about 5 blocks from my house. I go every week to provide myself with veggies for the week. If I go crazy I might spend about 10 dollars? So 40 dollars a month that is. Fruits for the whole week would cost just about the same but fortunately my grandfather already buys fruits for the whole family. I make 200 dollars a month (still a junior in my field) so I've spent a fifth part of that in veggies for the last 6 months, but it's paid off: I've lost weight, I have more energy and this last summer everyone got sick but I only got a weak flu.

Anyway, even with that information people in my country follow a poor diet. A typical lunch here consist on a big bowl of greasy soup, then for the main course a big piece of protein (usually fried, battered) and rice or noodles with fries and a tiny bit of lettuce. for dessert there's ice cream or cream and jello. These typical lunches cost about 2 dollars per day, making it 14 dollars a week.It's more expensive and it's just a bad diet. Most people don't want to quit because they think a salad would leave them hungry or won't provide enough energy to go through the rest of the day so when they look at what I eat (specially my family) they think I'm a masochist who's always starving.

My point is that it is not about the cost of it but the cost of *leaving* the lifestyle people are used to. They think it's just not worth it and that what's making them weak is lack of sleep or lack of sugar or lack of food, they never think it's actually that they're eating wrong. Their lifestyle is much more expensive in the long run.

So quit making excuses. Is healthy food expensive where you are? Then think about how much you're going to save from medical bills in the future. You'll have more energy, more life. You'll be spending a lot less on other unhealthy habits (alcohol, nicotine, drugs) and investing all that money in a better future. It's all about attitude.

reply