10 Biggest Food Lies
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Efficient Crop Growth and Vegetable Subsidies
The misconception that cheap and unhealthy food is a result of government subsidies overlooks the efficiency of cereal grass like corn and legume like soy in terms of calories per acre. Growing vegetables such as broccoli is more expensive compared to row crops like corn and soy. Economists suggest that subsidies have a minimal impact on crop prices, with corn cultivation predating subsidies. Despite the belief that eggs from backyard chickens taste better, blind taste tests show that people could not differentiate between eggs from backyard chickens and store-bought ones.
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