This TikToker Turned To Taco Bell Amidst Soaring Costs Of Living In The U.S.
Since January of 2021, food prices have risen a whopping 7.5 percent, according to the USDA. Add soaring gas prices to the equation, and many Americans are left feeling helpless in their finances.
One TikToker named Eden went viral after sharing how she is weathering this brutal price gauge.
Like most, Eden typically shops for groceries and meal preps for her week. After dining on a Taco Bell burrito in her car, though, the TikToker had an epiphany.
“Why do I even try to cook? This Taco Bell burrito was $1.11 and tastes so much better than anything I could cook,” Eden said.
“If I ate one for every meal during the week, I would only spend $23.31– which is a lot lower than my current grocery bill. Might be a good investment,” Eden continued.
Her TikTok reached over seven hundred and fifty thousand people and roped in nearly eighty-thousand likes.
While some commenters supported her switch to solely Taco Bell amidst the financial crisis, most joked about the unhealthy consequences.
“Processed toxic food is best kept to a once in a while thing,” commented one user, followed by a laughing emoji.
TikTok; pictured above is Eden
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“This was my dad’s logic, so he fed me Taco Bell for breakfast and lunch every day. I have Crohn’s now bestie so maybe don’t,” added a second user.
“But then you regret it fifteen minutes later,” joked a third.
All jokes aside, Eden’s sentiments parallel the increasing prevalence of food deserts throughout the country.
According to AECF, food deserts are “geographic areas where residents have few to no convenient options for securing affordable and healthy foods.” This commonly forces residents to resort to unhealthy fast food options and results in higher illness rates.
Traditionally, food deserts have been most prevalent among low-income communities with smaller populations.
However, with the current market flipped upside down, communities across the United States are experiencing their own struggles with food inaccessibility.
While Eden’s vision of eating Taco Bell each day may or may not be a lighthearted joke, it is sadly many families’ reality. I
f you or a loved one find yourself in an insecure food situation, you can locate your local food bank for assistance using the Feeding America database.
And to watch Eden’s original TikTok video, visit the link here.
https://www.tiktok.com/@ed.edd.n.eden/video/7073256980995116334
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