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13 Jun 2024 07:41

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Do rich people take different food than that of the common people?

One of my friend told me that rich or very rich people take healthy and costlier food items to keep their health in a good shape. They can do it easily because they can afford to pay for such food items. It was also mentioned that they take special flour which is millet based and does not contain the fine part which is considered harmful for stomach. The impression that I got from that discussion was that rich people take nutritious and high quality food (like authentic organic food) and from that point of view have a different lifestyle from the common people.
Do you also think that taking such costlier food is the sureshot way of remaining healthy or it is just because rich people can afford it so they go for it? What are your views on this?

#780101

13 Jun 2024 09:02

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The thread title attracted me and gone into the main content which made me smile. It also reminded me an English lesson taught to the 1st or 2nd standard kids where the little lad thinks of his Head Master about his activities, after return from school, at home. He innocently watches his HM sitting on an Easy chair at his verandah and busy in his nose picking. Finally, he concludes himself that the HM and teachers too are human beings and they would do the same what all others do at home.

Same is the case here , Neeru . There is no barrier between the rich and the poor as regards to food consumption as long as they are health conscious. Funniest part of the life is that the food intake of the poor who can't afford to spend more on food due to their minimal earnings would be the medicine of the rich at the later part of the life. For example, take Ragi/Jowar malt, Roti or pulka which are consumed by the poor people as a supplement to Rice or other costly food items are now the usual intake of the so called Rich people to control Diabetes and other health related issues.

On the other hand, I too agree that healthy food items like Badam, Cashew and costly fruits can be purchased regularly by the rich as compared to others.

Regards,
Jagdish

#780103

13 Jun 2024 11:28

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It is not necessary to resort to costly grains to make our healthy. Yes, rich people can take different items to nourish their bodies with nutritive ingredients such as Avocado, Cashew, Whey protein etc to compensate for the essential nutrients whereas the common people cannot afford the same due to exorbitant prices.
However, choices are ours concerning the selection of items. There are multiple edible items within our approach which we all can afford such as Ragi, Brown Rice, Ground Nuts, Bananas, Water Melons available in winners, Black Gram etc which can help us to enrich our bodies with vitamins and minerals.
There are a large number of items within our reach which will nourish our bodies. We need to do a thorough research of such items.

#780106

13 Jun 2024 13:47

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People living in metropolitan cities especially rich people are fools, if they believe on the labelling of the costly food items they are buying. It is just a scam and there is no scientific claim that shows such food has more benefits over the traditional items. For example, the wheat flour which is sold at supermarkets is nothing but gluten which is especially for bread making in western countries. Our desi varieties of wheat are more healthier because they have less gluten and more fibre. FMCG companies are just running their businesses and not interested in providing healthy food. The biggest evidence is the rise in cancer, diabetes, and heart related problems among rich people. It doesn't matter whether you eat costlier or cheaper products, you will not be healthy if you live a sedentary lifestyle.

Thanks and regards.

#780109

13 Jun 2024 14:10

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Yesterday I met a person who is a very rich man. The place where I met him is a remote area. There are no star hotels there. I was his guest and we both went to a normal hotel and we had a very normal Thali only. We were discussing about the food we ate there. He felt that the food was very tasty. He says in many star hotels he ate but the taste was not as good as in that particular place. So what I felt is food is the same for all.
Of course, people having money will get costly food where whereas the poor may go for normal food. As mentioned by Jagdish we are all equal and when we are hungry whatever is available the same will be consumed. I saw a movie in Telugu named " Papam Pasivadu". In that movie the only son of a rich couple was lost in a desert and he spent many sleep-less and food-less nights. Finally, he ate the snake eggs to satisfy his hunger. So when we are really hungry we never think about the taste or cost of the food.

drrao
always confident

#780116

13 Jun 2024 14:41

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Very interesting topic.

During my childhood, I came to know (from a teacher) that Jawar, Bajra, Ragi are called 'millets' in English. I also came to know that in Bengal, no one eats millets. In the state, millets are ued to feed cows and buffalos.

Now, I am in Delhi and batting at 56(+). Now, I am watching that our Ministry (along with some other Ministries) is celebrating International Year of Millets. I also notice many extremely rich people eat rotis made from Jawar and Bajra. Ministry of Agriculture has opened a very fashionable outlet where different chips made from Jawar, Bajra and Ragi are being sold at exhorbitant rates and many Government officials, especially lady officials, are purchasing these millets chips for their children paying huge amount.

One lady colleague of mine arranges to get Ragi biscuits from Bengaluru for her child. The cost of those tasteless Ragi biscuits simply stunned me, but she said that these Ragi biscuits are very good for health.

So, I conclude that there is a similarity in the food habits of poor people and very rich people. Only the middle-class people are different.

Billo Rani kahon to abhi jaan de doon: Oh dear Billo, if you ask, I will give my life

#780148

14 Jun 2024 12:15

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Rich people have money power and they can buy any food, however costlier it is, for their consumption. Those who are not health concious will go for oily and spicy and tasty food that we often find in the food menu of costly restaurants. On the other hand those who are health concious will go for the foods as advised by their dieticians or doctors.
So, except from the affordability point of view there is nothing which makes the rich people different in this matter.
There are some rich people who take very simple food just like middle class people. It is basically an individual choice.

Thoughts exchanged is knowledge gained.

#780149

14 Jun 2024 12:24

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I also agree that rich people can buy whatever food they want but whether that is really good for their health or not is a big question.
I remember in my village there were many food items which were supposed to be eaten by the poor class because those items were quite cheap at that point of time. Surprisingly today those items are being said to be good for our health and people are buying them at a higher cost.
Rich people are also aware of the fact that if they only take the highly oily and fat food then it would not be good for their health. Under that apprehension or threat they also go for simple and healthy foods.

Knowledge is power.

#780256

18 Jun 2024 20:46

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We are thinking so but in reality rich people, most of them, are unable to eat as they please due to hectic schedule or diet or diabetic or Blood pressure. But we common people for at least taste used to take different types of foods as they desired. I am very much interested to taste (though tasted many times earlier) Ashoka Halwa made of Moong dhaal. I have a bad habit that not eating anything solo. If I accompany with my elder or younger brother both of them are diabetic(I am not diabetic),so still my desire is in the pending list.

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