"Cheap" and "Food" really have no relation."Profit" and "Food" have all the relation.
Feeding the world has become a global effort. Even in America were the food is plentiful and their are television channels to prove it. Food has turned into a business. Big business, share holders and everything. Food isn't a utility; its a fuel. Food can't be faked. It can't have additives to replace the nutrients that are lost while processing it for packaging, shipping, and to have a shelf life.
The food industry has asked the american people to look the other way while they pillage our food stores and demand that we buy overly processed/modified foods. I'm not going to get into the health problems some say are caused by this.
Why?
In my mind even if you took all the processed food off the market tomorrow and the Wallmart turned into a Whole food store. By whole foods a mean the foods them selfs not the Brand.
What would happen next?