I just read Micheal Pollan's 'An Eaters Manifesto', and despite misgivings enjoyed so much that I have been pushing my copy on friends. A point that Em pulled out of it was that we have made room in our budget for many new things, cable tv, internet, even radio is working towards pay to use (XFM or whatever). This money has to come from somewhere, it looks like one of the sacrifices we have made is in our diet. Pollan argues that it is worth spending more for food and perhaps even eating less, but of a higher quality.

Pollan obviously frames the idea more elegantlythen I do, so I recommendhis book if you are thinking about food these days, its a quick read but truly worth it.

Obviously this is not the case for the truly marginal, those without the skills or means to even prepare food.