Reply #58: i don't think that this rises to the level of famine, tho... [View All]

[dysfunctional press]

Americans by and large are very lazy, as well as set in their ways- they'll be able to get their most preferred foods- they just might have to pay a bit more.

also- i tend to be a good shopper- i go to a produce store near me for vegetables- a lot of the stuff isn't as pretty as the stuff that goes to the uber-market, but it's the same food, just as fresh, and the price is cheaper.
and when i do go to the uber-market, i let the sales determine what i buy, not my appetite at the moment...also, at our uber-store- if the price rings up incorrectly, the item is free- so i watch the register like a hawk, and end up with a freebie at least one out of every 4 trips...and someday i plan to get more serious about using coupons- maybe this grain thing will be the impetus i need.

i guess what i'm trying to say is that people can adapt and change their habits if need be, rather than freak out about a possible temporary disruption in their preferred food chain.

btw- do you realize that starch is not really even a natural part of the human diet? and yet it's what makes up the bulk of the diets of most americans...and we wonder why we're so obese, nationally.