RE:RE:RE:Earth is currently within a state of over population I'd argue healthy food is more important. If you have access to healthy food growing up, chances are your immune system will be strong enough to handle ailments down the road. Not for things like cancer, of course, but generally healthier. I think I read somewhere that all of the marijuana grow operations in the US use the same amount of energy annually as Massachsetts. That's a lot.
There are definitely aliens out there, probably similar to humans. My only question is how they perceive time on their planet.