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Originally Posted by kingofbeer
Healthy dining options are not available here. Based on my independent observations of the amount of alcohol consumption here, I would say healthy food or dining is not viable here. Costco is very popular.
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Consider the consumer group in question. Villagers, the vast majority of them of retirement age and beyond. Often far beyond. I know many septuagenarians here in better shape than I am--and at 78 I can play two hours of hard tennis and walk 18 golf holes in July and August afternoons. I've played tennis here with folks in their 80's. I've met folks here well into their 90's. I know a guy here who, at age 96, still works.
I imagine the life style of folks moving here pretty closely follows the life style they had BEFORE moving here. I know mine does: my hobbies before and when I came here include wine, sauerkraut and sausage-making (and of course consuming them). An evening out at Spanish Springs is usually prefaced by pizza and beer at Flippers. We both love barbecue: in fact we're going to one tomorrow. My guess is that the folks seen drinking beer and eating all manner of fried foods did the same before retirement.
The point is this: rather than castigate Villagers for eating the diet they do, maybe folks should be emulating them. After all, as a group we're probably the healthiest and most active group of retirees on the planet.