Every year, the U.S. federal government subsidizes America’s junk food habit with bazillions of dollars in tax breaks & subsidies.
But today, in a shocking turn of events, the USDA has announced the creation of a new “healthy eating” program.
Or, in other words… The U.S. government is subsidizing healthy food.
The $20 million program is being tested in Hampden County, Mass. and is designed to encourage healthy eating among low income families.
Specifically, The Healthy Incentives Pilot will enroll 7,500 randomly selected SNAP (aka Food Stamps) households to receive the HIP incentives.
For every dollar that participants spend on fruits and vegetables using their SNAP Electronic Benefit Transfer cards, 30 cents will be added to their benefit balance – thus cutting the cost of fruits and vegetables by almost one-third.
And if this Dutch research is correct, this cost cutting measure will result in the higher consumption of fruits & vegetables.
And to make things even better, this program will operate in tandem with the Food Bank Farm program already being sponsored by the Food bank of Western Mass. (The FB Farm program promotes local food consumption)
Conclusion
This program seems pretty great to me.
- It reduces the cost of fruits & vegetables
- It increases the consumption of fruits & vegetables
- It increases the consumption of local fruits & vegetables
The only drawback seems to be the $20 million.
Maybe the USDA should raise the cash by slashing some of the current USDA junk food subsidies.
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Well guys, we are nearing the biggest barbecue holiday weekend here Stateside and I’ve found myself in the thick of it. This year I’m catering 2 gigs instead of throwing the big ol’ hooha (as my missus calls it) like last year so I decided to do a round up of my best 4th of July/barbecue recipes for those of you lucky enough to be in the sunshine. I even put a Paleo section together for you guys, after all it is barbecue.
Cheers to a happy, healthy and safe holiday!
MEAT & POULTRY
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I made this recipe with a two friends in mind. One’s a Paleo-head (guess who?) and the other a young father with another on the way who’s trying his hand at this healthy cooking stuff. There’s not a whole lot the latter guy eats that doesn’t resemble meat and potatoes but lucky for me he just so happens the likes raw spinach. I’m a big fan of salads for dinner in the summer as long as they’re satisfying, you know what I mean. If the salad is wimpy we’re going to bed hungry and that’s definitely not a good thing. Of course I put this one to the test myself and it passed with flying colours. The sesame seeds not only added a lovely nutty flavour but also added nutrients and minerals that left me quite satisfied indeed.
RECIPE:
Serves 2
1 lb organic turkey loin
1.5 oz jar toasted sesame seeds
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp lemon pepper
1 organic egg white – slightly beaten
pinch salt (omit if you’re a die hard Paleo)
1 tbsp olive oil
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Happy Father’s Day to all the pops.
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