Food / health savvy? Read this.

I've visited this website for health buffs, where they seem to count every calorie on every menu item/product of every company/fast food chain in America.

I thought, wow. You really must be a sucker for healthy living if you follow everything they say here. But then, if you aren't, you'd want to get your money's worth. You'd want to go for those large helpings and calorie-laden items. And, let's admit it, we don't really care for the calories, do we?

Actually, this magazine couldn't possibly find a market here in the Philippines, since our primary concern when eating out or shopping for food at the supermarket is the price. Bargain buys are always better than healthy options. In fact, you're already lucky to eat enough for a day. Millions of families survive on only P90 a day, while some even live on only around P50 to P60 a day.

How's that, health suckers? Yeah, buy another exercise machine. Renew your membership at a slimming salon. Chuck out all that "junk food" in your fridge to the waste bin. And you're free to consume all non-fat, low-calorie whatever on sale on those posh supermarkets.

After all, you're the only ones who can afford that kind of lifestyle. While us mere mortals (especially those who are mired deeply in poverty) survive on MSG-heavy cup noodles and instant mixes—sometimes on plain salt (that's sodium to you) and coffee (caffeine in your book).

Yeah, not very healthy, but unlike you, we don't have a choice. They don't have a choice, at least if they want to survive. It's not even a question of "what will you eat?" but a question of "do you have anything to eat?"