Why is Eating Healthy so Difficult

What you are about to read is my personal opinion and is not based on scientific facts!!
Why is eating so difficult? I think about this quite often and I think it is because of a lot of reasons. I think most people know what they should be eating or at least what they shouldn't be eating, but the food industry and all the media outlets (TV, infomercials, radio ads, the magazine at the checkout counter) are doing their best to confuse us. I have a pretty good understanding of the physiology of micro and macro nutrients and how they break down and are used in the body, but even I get taken sometimes. Not that long ago I read an article about a new supplement or superfood (can't remember for sure) and the article convinced me that I should be using this product. And for a couple of hours I was convinced that I had missed something that we should be taking/using. Of course I then did my research and realized that I had been sensationalized by this article and that it was completely useless except for someone making a profit off of the product. The other problem is that our lives have become so hectic and rushed that unless we plan out every meal, we will end up eating foods that have no nutritious value. Eating healthy is not difficult - planning our meals around our busy schedules is difficult. I was asked this AM what would be a good breakfast to have on the go. Of course my response was "fruit, hard boiled eggs, leftovers from last night, cottage cheese, cheese and milk. Of course there are other choices but the point though is that it has to be on the "go" because that person doesn't have the time to make a nutritious breakfast in the morning. Thus the popularity of drive thrus for EVERY meal - hell they even stay open after midnight now for us. I am not immune to this either as I go thru a DD drive thru every day once or twice for coffee and unfortunately because I am not always the best prepared eater, sometimes a donut. Most likely we will never go back to the times of waking up to a warm breakfast followed by a leisurely drank cup of coffee, but if we make the effort and plan our meals we can eat better foods and have better meals on the go. Also, Eating healthy does not mean eating the same foods or not eating good tasting food (another subject for another day). As we cut the crap remember to plan meals, make as much as you can the night before, make a lunch the night before and Plan, Plan and Plan.