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[–] 120 points 2 months ago (33 children)

Most junk food in the US has gone off the rails in terms of price. Like seriously, don't spend money on food that has zero nutritional value and is actively harmful to your health. You'll feel so much better and your bank account will be so much bigger.

I guess I have corporate America to thank for no longer buying chips, candy, or baked goods that I might've otherwise splurged on as a treat. Can't justify it with prices the way they are.

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  • [–] 23 points 2 months ago (15 children)

    I was with you, up until baked goods. What's wrong with baked goods? A nice loaf of bread freshly baked from a bakery? Or maybe a baked potato with cheese and bacon? Or maybe a big bag of pot.........wait, sorry. Wrong kind of baked.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 months ago* (11 children)

    😋
    I think baked goods as a treat would be cakes or cookies.
    Also from what I hear in USA bread is generally of very poor quality, but probably better from a baker.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    Mass produced, store bought bread is trash, but you can also find some of the nest quality bread you'll ever taste if you go to specialty bakers insteadof supermarkets. I live in Wyoming and I can buy breads made with heirloom grains that are actually highly nutritious. The same applies to cookies, etc. Remember, the USA is a major producer of grains. We grow grain of exceptional quality. We just don't sell it to our own people at a discount. We export the good stuff for profit and eat the low quality high yield stuff.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I was in California in the 80's, and the store bought bread tasted very well back then IMO.
    I bought some at a local shop, and used as part of my breakfast I made myself in my hotel room to save money. 😋

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Depending on the brand it might have been better 40 years ago. Or if it was wonder bread, you just liked the sugar in it.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    No I hate added sugar in bread. So there was definitely no added sugar, or at the most very little.
    It was one of those kinds that are supposed to be more healthy because they use whole grains.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Good bread is available here but people are cheap and lazy so they don’t go looking for it.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Funny, some of the best bread here is also some of the cheapest.
    As a Dane I eat a lot of rye-bread, and Schwarzbrot is the best IMO.
    It is also cheap, because it is very simple to make. And being simple to make, makes it high quality because there aren't a lot of additives.
    But AFAIK the cheap bread in USA is simply illegal in EU, because it uses additives that aren't allowed here.

    Anyways, yes of course you can get quality, but bread should not be expensive just because it is of proper quality, the ingredients used to make good bread are dirt cheap.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Wonder Bread, which is the OG American fortified "white bread," is definitely available in Europe. I don't think any of the ingredients are illegal in Europe, it's just that it's wholly devoid of the nutritional value imparted by proper fermentation

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    OG?
    No Wonder bread is not available in Europe. At least I can't find anywhere where it is.
    And my guess is that if some specialty stores import it, it is not sold as bread but as an American specialty.
    But I don't see why anyone would import it, it's just a generic white bread with no particular quality.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Baked goods are also carbohydrate delivery vehicles. As far as your body is concerned they all raise blood glucose the same (candy, bread).

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    Legit. I sound like an old man but I remember when junk food cost at least 3 bucks or something. In my area its 6.79. 6 fucking 79? Fuck offffff. This shits predatory and crazy

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I might've eaten a disgusting amount of Costco sized Doritos during the early pandemic. A giant bag for $3.50. Now those bags are closer to $8 and I can't remember the last time I bought chips.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Frito Lay fucked up by charging $7 for a bag of chips. It took a chunk out of their profits when people stopped buying them. They have reversed course for now.

    https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-04-07/how-7-bags-of-doritos-cost-pepsico-billions-in-sales

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago*

    During the pandemic... PepsiCo raised prices ... By the third quarter of 2022, net pricing was up 20% from a year earlier.

    senior managers made clear they didn’t want to go backward on prices,

    the company’s stock down more than 20% from a peak in 2023

    company tried anything else that might lure customers: promotions, shrinkflation. None of it worked.

    PepsiCo ... planned to lower prices ... Up to 15% off some snacks, Laguarta described the cuts as “very surgical.” It also underwent a series of cost cutting measures, including layoffs.

    PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta receives an annual base salary of approximately $1.69 million, with a total annual compensation package—including stock awards, options, and performance bonuses—totaling roughly $23.9 million to $28.8 million

    Pictured: A Fucking Moron.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Like seriously, don't spend money on food that has zero nutritional value and is actively harmful to your health.

    Oh fuck off with this holier than thou horseshit. It's a chocolate bar. People aren't living off these things as their only meals every day of the week. It's a treat coming home from work, or for a job well done.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    If you need a $7 candy bar "as a treat" for a job well done I'm not sure you're an adult.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    My local grocery outlet still has gummy works in the plastic thing for like $2, and Marshall's still has treats for a decent price. If you're expecting cheap stuff from your local grocer, that's on you.

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