U.S. Agriculture Secretary Embraces Good Food Movement
An update on the USDA programming #foodpolicy
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DietID_TeamDietitians 9yr This is pretty awesome --> "USDA, in fact, reports that it invested more than $1 billion between 2009 and 2015 in nearly 40,000 local and regional food businesses and infrastructure projects." -
DietID_TeamDietitians 9yr wow also this "Those receiving low-income food assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program can now use their benefit cards to purchase locally produced vegetables and fruit at about 6,400 of the nation’s farmers markets, up from fewer than 1,000 when Obama took office. Vilsack said that, as a result, SNAP redemptions have increased from $3 million in the 2008-09 fiscal year to about $20 million in 2015."
The Ongoing Need for Healthy Food in Corner Stores
citylab.com
"New research shows that WIC program participants mostly redeem their benefits at large stores, but small, local operations are still an important resource." #foodpolicy #foodnews
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annefood @Rachna
Statistics on American Eating Rituals
food52.com
"Only 24% of meals are made from scratch (+ other surprising statistics)" #foodnews
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etsummer Only 24% made from scratch! That is so shocking.
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etsummer Only 24% made from scratch! That is so shocking.
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JenniferEmilson How sad!
How Minimum Wage Hikes Could Affect Small Scale Franchisees
eater.com
"Despite evidence to the contrary, fast-food franchisees say wage hikes will affect their bottom line." These are small privately run businesses we are talking about. #policynews
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DietID_TeamDietitians this is such an important discussion, because a lot of 'small businesses' in America are actually franchises - where the independent business owner absorbs all risk. As someone who grew up in a...
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annefood So true, Rachna. Good to hear your comments on this.