In that, first, they weren't subject to famines from natural causes, like tribesmen were (and still are).
Second, there weren't just field slaves, but also house slaves, eating quite well.
Third, their cooking is were a lot of "southern food" recipies originate from.
But all this is neither here, nor there. You're focusing on the wrong detail. The point I'm making is illustrative, it's not about whether all/most slaves where better fed.
It's about the opposite, that better fed/more wealth doesn't automatically equate to freedom/dignity etc.
They were still slaves.
In the same vein, "colonies were better off" is not the be-all end-all criterion.
> Second, there weren't just field slaves, but also house slaves, eating quite well.
Where do you get house slaves eating well from? One of owner female duties was to guard keys from food storage - due to a lot of stealing.
> Third, their cooking is were a lot of "southern food" recipies originate from.
Slaves cooking also required a lot of supervision and instruction. Due to them not being allowed to eat that, due to them not being assumed competent. They did a lot of work there, but that does not imply them eating all that great stuff.
> It's about the opposite, that better fed/more wealth doesn't automatically equate to freedom/dignity etc.
Yes. But material conditions really were not all that great. And also beyond abstract freedom, there were things like child being sold away from parents young, your loved one, brother, etc being sold to never been seen again.
Second, there weren't just field slaves, but also house slaves, eating quite well.
Third, their cooking is were a lot of "southern food" recipies originate from.
But all this is neither here, nor there. You're focusing on the wrong detail. The point I'm making is illustrative, it's not about whether all/most slaves where better fed.
It's about the opposite, that better fed/more wealth doesn't automatically equate to freedom/dignity etc.
They were still slaves.
In the same vein, "colonies were better off" is not the be-all end-all criterion.