Why is food so expensive if it’s a basic human necessity?

[Badtobad]

It's a necessity for humans yet it's the most expensive thing we need.

Humans are doomed.

[ohsheeT]

You have to understand first of all that there's a blueprint on how to be in life and who we are truly Who We Are and the elite the rich people have found all these answers and they don't want us to know about them

Because from our jobs to everything we do we are making them money lots of money and we're doing it for free in a roundabout way

We were to learn the secrets about human life and Who We Are then they would not make any money because we would have the same power that they have the truths are all coming out faster and faster because there are good people in the world and they were finding out the information that we need to know to be just as smart and just as good as the elite but once they lose their power we take over and that's what they're afraid of they're greedy greedy people

It's kind of like you and your dad fighting that is one of the things that this is society wants you to do because if you do that you cannot go to the level that you need to go to to be one of the elite they want chaos in your life at all times they want drama in your life at all times and the moment you have this you lose you stay Way Out Of Reach to becoming who you need to become there's so much to it it's unreal but anyway food gas everything it's all a way to make all of us to stay in the world to keep us broke to keep us fighting so we never have the freedom and the knowledge to take over it's going to happen we will have a revolution because more and more of us are finding out the truth

That's why I say the stuff to you that I say in your questions about your dad you can't go there he's one of those people that have been trained through Society to create chaos to keep everybody down including you

[Jersey2]

Peanut butter and bread, pasta and sauce that you make, pizza, beans, homemade soups, lots of other stuff and homemade items.

Food can be inexpensive. Peanut butter is cheap and good protein. Home made bread is so tasty and cheap as can be. Homemade pizza is amazing and very cheap even with high quality ingredients I was making a whole pizza for less than a dollar and without meat, about 50 cents.

Growing food in the spring and summer and even into fall a bit is cheap… eggplants, peppers (hot and sweet), cucumbers, zucchini and much more. A 10 foot by 20 foot plot gave me so much food that I was giving it away in baskets and then those people had too much and couldn't take anymore.

Start by making bread and pizza. So good and so fun. Or is this just a rant ti get free food? Premade foods, expensive meats, snacks and packaged food and prepared foods.

[Badtobad]

Peanut butter is not healthy and disgusting. I never seen anyone make such a cheap pizza. It's just not possible in the UK. You can eat like that to survive but if you want to eat healthy or enjoy life, then you have no chance

[Jersey2]

Pizza is cheap. You don’t know anyone who can make a pizza that cheap because you never really asked someone who broke down the cost per pizza. I did. You are just putting up walls. Take them down and see what you can really do. But it takes a bit of effort and time… and there’s the rub.

[Badtobad]

Having a diet out of cheap pizzas is terrible. You barely get any vitamins and nutrients. You are a joke

[Iron_Man]

Buy spinach and take animal Pak vitamin it is top of the line

[Jersey2]

So you do just want the government to pay for your food huh. You have “standards”. Lol. I used the best ingredients and the cost was shockingly low. So your standards say no.

Ok, what about vegetable soup? Eggplant parm? Fresh zucchini? Tomato soup? All made from your garden vegetables? Ok, ok, I know… that somehow won’t work for you either, the key word is work.

All your ancestors ate lots of things they grew and made. Trillions of peanut butter sandwiches have been eaten by school children and everyone else and no problems. Homemade pizza is made by many people including very wealthy people… a billionaire published a $400 book of making it the way professionals do… and I bought the book but still do it my way anyway. Oh no, you live in the UK and somehow things are different. No they aren’t. Make a victory garden, you can even rent the space or use a public one or buy from people who do.

[Finchie40]

Because this society is all about making money and taking peoples’ money , why money is the root to all Evil. Most people just want want want , without really giving in return. Why this world is going to Hell in a hand basket. It’s just going to keep getting worse not better whatsoever. This world is based off of Greed and Power , if humans were wise , we would all work together and turn this shit around , but people are too greedy and selfish for that to ever happen.

[sage2021]

You're so right! 👍🏼

I had a friend of mine go to an old coffee shop in town that was kind of a dive but the food was good.

I just wanted a bowl of soup.🍲 He ordered one as well.

For 2 bowls of soup the bill was $45.00!

That's ridiculous!

[Badtobad]

Wtf? Pure madness

[strateguy632]

only in restaurant. BASIC foods including health vegetables cost 42$ a week for one person.

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[strateguy632]

Now in Sep 14, 2026 despite war economy.
cfaes.osu.edu/.../ohio-state-expert-offers-strategies-healthy-eating-budget

[strateguy632]

Fruits and vegetables are just $0.50 each serving the problem is not HEALTH
the problem is luxury for that you pay to "enjoy life" but dont pretend it is about "basic human necessity". Or "healthy".
People want cake and fancy "health" milkshakes that is not basic.

[MrChinaski]

I dunno. You can live on rice for $1 a day. The rest is more expensive.

If you are eating out, then a rough rule of thumb is that no more than 30% of the price is the cost of the food. 70%+ of the cost is service.

[Likes2drive]

Healthy food is expensive but you can get cheap food that’s bad for you anywhere like pasta and bread

[Badtobad]

Yeah

[slatyb]

The most expensive? That´s housing in most developed countries. In the US it´s medical care.

[msc545]

Well, because it takes labor and materials to create food, and people need to make money by selling it, just like anything else. It's the same reason that water is expensive.

[msc545]

Also, don't forget that you live in essentially an economic casino called capitalism, where everything becomes a zero-sum game.

[6942Dantheman]

How are all the people that got the food to you supposed to eat?

[AgentG111]

Depends on the food and location.

[Cidknee]

Its a dog eat dog world.

[Iron_Man]

USA versus Iran that’s why