RFK Jr and podcast guest suggest food is affordable in the US – despite rising costs
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RFK Jr and a podcast guest suggest food is affordable in the US despite rising costs.
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This perspective contradicts the reality of rising food costs, potentially misleading Americans about their household budgets.
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Health Secretary RFK Jr and podcast guest Robert Irvine suggested that food in the US is affordable, despite rising costs. This claim was made on the first episode of the new Secretary Kennedy Podcast, produced by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Irvine, who creates meal plans for the US military, stated that food is only expensive if consumers buy "expensive food" and don't know how to prepare it. The podcast episode, titled "Fixing America’s Food System – Robert Irvine," implies that Americans could eat healthier and more cheaply by shopping better. This perspective comes amid widespread public concern over increasing food prices.
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