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I have to comment here. I am an obese man that has been unemployed for a while now, and I have very little money and have not had much money my whole life (growing up, my family of 10 had little money). What I don't understand is why people think that low-income people eat a lot of fast food. If this is true, then that means that the vast majority of people that have a low income are pretty dumb too or are too lazy to cook. Why should I spend $5 on a fast food "value" meal when I can buy a package of Knorr Noodles and Sauce for $1 at Wal-mart and also get more food? Also, for those of you that say that people should be eating more fresh food, vegetables, etc, here is what I say to you: do you realize how expensive produce is? For me to buy even just a couple items to make a salad would cost me enough money to feed me in other ways for at least a week. And, no, I don't just eat the noodles and sauce. Yes, a lot of what I eat is inexpensive, starch-based food, but I don't have much choice, financially. I do occasionally buy lean ground beef when on sale and make burgers at home. I can make 8 quarter-pound burgers with buns for about $5 and that will give me 4 meals. In closing, I just wanted to say that obesity does not mean eating fast food and that having a lower income does not mean eating fast food, but I do think that obesity and low income do somewhat go hand-in-hand.

My Mom made something she called "Cherry Cheese Pie" which was a no-bake type of cheesecake that had a standard graham cracker crust filled with a filling made of cream cheese and Dream Whip and then topped with canned cherry pie filling. Perhaps my favorite dessert I've ever had. God bless her and God rest her soul.