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A potential great move by JFK Jr.

Boltlady

Boltlady

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It looks like a possibility that JFK Jr. will keep food stamps from being used for junk food. THAT would be a great move to bring the program more in line with its original intent. It's supposed to insure that nutrition is available to everybody, especially children. A steady diet of chips, etc. isn't it.
 
Boltlady said:
That would save us a lot of money on medical care.
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IMO, it's easy to see who is on food stamps while at the grocery store by as I posted what's in their carts or how high carts are overflowing. One trip that caught my attention was a guy pushing a cart and pulling one and both full, yes, I had to wait and see how he paid in checkout and of course paid with EBT card, another trip I was behind a woman and the clerk said your card has no funds on it and she pulled out 4 or 5 more EBT cards and said "try these".......!

Yeah, all with carts of pop/chips/ice cream/deserts/etc are usually Obese and carts also have lots of Meats. I knew one old guy years back in the community that always sold his food stamps for 50% cash so he could buy BEER.
 
I believe there should be controls on what can be purchased with supplemental nutrition assistance. If I remember correctly, years ago there was a finite list of items, which did not include sugary candies and other unnecessary foodstuffs
 
PhilFish said:
I believe there should be controls on what can be purchased with supplemental nutrition assistance. If I remember correctly, years ago there was a finite list of items, which did not include sugary candies and other unnecessary foodstuffs
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Things just are not as they used to be. Things used to be built to last but no more. Seems that applies to people too.
 
PhilFish said:
I believe there should be controls on what can be purchased with supplemental nutrition assistance. If I remember correctly, years ago there was a finite list of items, which did not include sugary candies and other unnecessary foodstuffs
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I think you're correct
 
Boltlady said:
It looks like a possibility that JFK Jr. will keep food stamps from being used for junk food. THAT would be a great move to bring the program more in line with its original intent. It's supposed to insure that nutrition is available to everybody, especially children. A steady diet of chips, etc. isn't it.
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I agree that most food sold at supermarkets is almost devoid of nutritional value and likely to cause diabetes and other diseases when consumed in large quantities. RFK would do well to challenge the medical and pharmaceutical industries along with the giant food conglamorites.

He is likely to run into some real resistance from those industries as they all seem to be working together to keep Americans fat sick and stupid. I remember when Mayor Bloomberg tried to discourage the sale of huge big gulp sugary drinks in NYC. Rush, Hannity and the whole right wing went nuts. These people like their subjects fat and stupid. Any teaching or legislation regarding what we consume and the drugs that are prescribed will be seen as wokey by the right wing today.

When I shop 90% of what I buy are fresh fruits and veggies and beans and whole grain products and grass fed beef. The usual shoppers I see are buying 98% crap and feeding it to their fat dumb and lazy kids too. If Kennedy or anyone else can start to turn this around, more power to him.
 
Jack4freedom said:
I agree that most food sold at supermarkets is almost devoid of nutritional value and likely to cause diabetes and other diseases when consumed in large quantities. RFK would do well to challenge the medical and pharmaceutical industries along with the giant food conglamorites.

He is likely to run into some real resistance from those industries as they all seem to be working together to keep Americans fat sick and stupid. I remember when Mayor Bloomberg tried to discourage the sale of huge big gulp sugary drinks in NYC. Rush, Hannity and the whole right wing went nuts. These people like their subjects fat and stupid. Any teaching or legislation regarding what we consume and the drugs that are prescribed will be seen as wokey by the right wing today.

When I shop 90% of what I buy are fresh fruits and veggies and beans and whole grain products and grass fed beef. The usual shoppers I see are buying 98% crap and feeding it to their fat dumb and lazy kids too. If Kennedy or anyone else can start to turn this around, more power to him.
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When I struggled to cover expenses I frequently bought stuff that would be filling and didn't care about nutrition...hell, I was hungry. One meal was just bread and a jar of Ragu....a little more flavor than bread and water.

I think many poor folks do the same, starches, sugar, salt...and working a couple of jobs means nobody cooks real meals.
 
middleview said:
When I struggled to cover expenses I frequently bought stuff that would be filling and didn't care about nutrition...hell, I was hungry. One meal was just bread and a jar of Ragu....a little more flavor than bread and water.

I think many poor folks do the same, starches, sugar, salt...and working a couple of jobs means nobody cooks real meals.
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Beans, rice, diced onion, diced jalapeño peppers, some Louisiana hot sauce or worsteshire…..Healthy, cheap and pretty damn tasty. You can live on that alone for about a Buck a day.
 
Jack4freedom said:
Beans, rice, diced onion, diced jalapeño peppers, some Louisiana hot sauce or worsteshire…..Healthy, cheap and pretty damn tasty. You can live on that alone for about a Buck a day.
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Yep... Canned beans, salsa..bag of rice, etc. Agree..buck a day... Totally doable. In any event...lots of quick cooking options ..
 
Jack4freedom said:
Dried beans and rice, even cheaper and more healthy. Soak and simmer.
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And to add even more protein throw in a little roasted Chicken. I get the $4.99 roaster from Sam’s Club and I get several meals out of it. It makes a great chicken salad.
 
TBLee said:
And to add even more protein throw in a little roasted Chicken. I get the $4.99 roaster from Sam’s Club and I get several meals out of it. It makes a great chicken salad.
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Not into chicken or Turkey….They are filthy birds. I have seen and smelled places where these birds are bred en masse. Especially now with these bird borne diseases.
 
Commodities are what should be what the goals of Snap and other such programs. The way it used to be until the lobbyists convinced the govt ( donations to congress people, senator donations, executive branch donations ) that the recipients should be allowed to buy junk food. My wife, a former teacher, tells me that 4-5 year olds knew how to operate a microwave - to make thier frozen meal food.

Pretty sad, I have a niece that thinks On-Cor frozen entrees are really good food for her family and she serves it up 3-4 times a week - geezus.

Food Stamp auctions were pretty typical occurrences back in the day - gotta have those cigarettes !
 
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