The health secretary thought he was offering practical advice to people who can’t afford their groceries anymore.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is addressing the affordability crisis by asking Americans to eat more liver and less steak.

“There’s a lot of good food in grocery stores that goes to waste. Most of the cheap cuts of meat are very inexpensive. If you buy a porterhouse steak … it is gonna set you back,” the secretary said as he gave the keynote address at the “Eat Real Food” rally in Austin, Texas, on Thursday. “You can buy liver, or the cheaper cuts of steak that are very very affordable.”

Nothing’s wrong with eating liver. But to put the burden of the affordability crisis on the choices of everyday Americans rather than the administration he works for is woefully out of touch.

  • imrighthere@lemmy.caEnglish
    56·
    13 hours ago

    is woefully out of touch

    This is not out of touch, this is laughing directly in your face. Why are you still pretending they don’t know what they’re doing ? He’s buying the porterhouse, with your money.

  • Gerudo@lemmy.zipEnglish
    36·
    13 hours ago

    Porterhouse? Bitch, Im over here unable to buy fucking ground 80/20 chuck because it’s doubled in price. I’m stretching chicken breast to last 2 meals! I’m flat out eating less trying to stretch our food budget.

    • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      12 hours ago

      I don’t know your situation, your budget, or your ability. But on the off chance this is news: dry beans go a lot farther than chicken, per dollar, and also fill you up.I think lentils go even farther.

      I hate being hungry. So I’ve found cheaper-by-volume options for things.

      • Gerudo@lemmy.zipEnglish
        10·
        12 hours ago

        I was being a bit dramatic on the post. I’m still able to buy meat proteins but I just budget it out better now. I don’t get to buy beef nearly as much as I used to, fish too. My main meats are now chicken and pork since they are most cost effective. I am eating less, but tbh, it’s better portion control anyway.

        Unfortunately I hate beans, always have, so I bulk out mostly with rice and grains. Appreciate the shout out though, many more worse off than I am who might need the info.

  • YoiksAndAway@piefed.zipEnglish
    10·
    10 hours ago

    Sure, Junior, let me just omit the porterhouse from the shopping list and see how it affects the monthly budget. Huh, it’s the same as before, because we already don’t eat that, you fucking pancake.

  • StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    23·
    13 hours ago

    From my shopping trip today:

    • Ground Beef = $6.99/lb
    • Whole Chicken = $4.99/lb
    • Chicken Breasts = $4.99/lb
    • Ground Pork = $2.99/lb
    • 0.5 gal Milk (Organic) = $6.99 (On sale for $5.99)
    • 1 loaf store brand bread = $3.50
    • 32oz tub of Folgers Coffee = $17.99

    This is double (in the case of the bread, more than triple) what they were pre-covid. Junior is a damned moron. I can’t get out of the grocery store anymore for less than $75 for the week, and that assumes I already have most of what’s needed for this weeks meal plan. More often it’s $150-$200 for the week.

    I take that back, I could reduce the costs if I was willing to have nothing but rice, beans and gravy. Thankfully, we’re not that poor.

    • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      13 hours ago

      Junior is a damned moron. I can’t get out of the grocery store anymore for less than $75 for the week

      Holy jesus. I can’t fill a single bag of groceries for less than $75, let alone a whole shop.

  • wuffah@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    11 hours ago

    I hope this guy accidentally sits on his shriveled drooping nuts every fucking day, and that it hurts every time and he’s really self conscious about it.