Unless food prices in the US are extremely different from here in Europe, actually preparing your own (healthy/nutritious) food is by far cheaper in comparison to junk food, or things like a bag of chips. I see them as a luxury... But it doesn't matter. It's not about anything rational, the ham just wants to eat and uses this type of excuses as a shitty varnish to justify why it has the weight of 3 people combined.