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Townhall
Nanny State
Targets Grocery Stores
Leah Barkoukis
Jul 18, 2014
After having made her mark on school lunches, you know, replacing mac
n’ cheese for quinoa salad thereby leaving kids across the nation
hungry and unhappy, first lady Michelle Obama is moving on to bigger
and better things, it seems.
Via The Washington Free Beacon:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is suggesting major changes
to grocery stores to “nudge” Americans to purchase healthier foods when
they shop.
The agency commissioned an “expert panel” to make recommendations on
how to guide the more than 47 million Americans on food stamps into
spending their benefits on fruits and vegetables.
The group released an 80-pagereportthis month presenting their ideas,
which include talking shopping carts and a marketing strategy for
grocery chains that would feature better store lighting for healthier
items.
To encourage Americans, including food stamp recipients, to purchase
and eat healthier foods, USDA has come up with a few suggestions,
including “SNAP-Ed cooking classes,” and consultations with dieticians
in grocery stores, a point system whereby shoppers could receive perks
like movie tickets for buying healthy food, and of course, the talking
shopping cart...
Read the rest of the article at Townhall
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