Overpriced

The vending machine at Merritt College held the most expensive bag of M&Ms I have ever seen. I remember back in elementary or middle school, I was able to buy candy bars for around 60 cents, and even maybe 50 cents if they were on sale. I think it bothers me that a place could sell one regular bag of candy at $1.25, but it bothers me even more to think that people might actually pay that much if they are craving some chocolate or if they just don’t care about the price. Bodley's book states: "The nutrition transition, which seems to be an intrinsic feature of the global market economy, is a circular process in which the development of capitalist commercial enterprises causes social changes that over-stimulate the natural human appetite for fats and sweets and provide the commodities and the incomes to meet the almost unrestrained demand" (p148). I think Bodley may have a point when he writes that in this society, people give into their unrestrained demands and have the means to get what they want. If a person wants to eat a particular food, it is most likely a walk down the street or a short drive away. Even if a restaurant is far, people will still make a long drive to eat there if it is worth it to them. It seems like the taste and temptation of foods are more important than how healthy it is. And even if one is trying to watch what he eats, there are now so many different ways of doing so! Who would have thought food would have become so complicated?