Saturday, February 02, 2008

Should we have a say in what low-income people eat?

The other day I was volunteering at the local food bank and it dawned on me - while I was sorting cinnamon buns in those tube containers - that maybe there needs to be some tighter regulation on what gets distributed to those in need. I'm not a believer that a calorie is a calorie and I definitely don't think it's a good idea for these "high sugar/no nutrient foods" to be given to anyone, let alone people that need all of the vitamins and minerals they can get! While the food bank I work at has plenty of great options (including TONS of fresh vegetables, cage-free eggs and organic yogurt) they also have plenty of crappy foods! Or maybe we should just have a nutrition educator work with food banks? I'm not sure what the solution is but I'd sure like to see some changes!

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