How do we account for the harmful outcomes of the food system, in particular, the differential distributional effects of it? Are those disadvantaged by the food system merely suffering the consequences of their bad choices, or are the disadvantaged merely misfortunate? Rejecting both these accounts, I will argue that there are structural impediments that limit individuals’ capacities to simply “make better choices” and consequently the disadvantages are not just a matter of misfortune and certainly not merely attributable to bad choices of the individuals in those communities. I will argue that the inequalities in the food system are perpetuated by unjust social structural background conditions. Those background conditions severely diminish the opportunities of some individuals and communities in our society. Since these background structural conditions are products of human creation or maintenance and they undermine the capabilities for social freedom, there is a shared responsibility for rectifying these structural injustices.