Tag: USDA

More Fruit And Vegetables

The price of all food has skyrocketed into the stratosphere and the government is doing nothing about the drain on the wealth of the public.

But there is a Rep that is at least trying to bang some help through the House but she must contend with the pseudo-human Johnson.

Rep. Jayapal is using a Seattle program as a guide….

As Americans face rising grocery prices under President Donald Trump and rally behind progressive policies and primary candidates, US Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Thursday introduced a bill that shows what kind of proposals could become reality with more Democrats like her in Congress.

Inspired by a program in her own district in Washington state, the chair emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus introduced the Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act, which would create a pilot program at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that gives households earning 80% or less of their area’s median income $60 per month to buy fruits and vegetables.

The USDA pilot would be modeled on Seattle’s Fresh Bucks initiative, in which enrolled households “experience a 31% higher rate of food security and consume at least three daily servings of fruits and vegetables 37% more often than those assigned to a program waitlist,” according to University of Washington (UW) research published last August.

“I would classify both of those numbers as pretty large,” study co-author Jessica Jones-Smith a professor at UW and University of California, Irvine, said at the time. “We don’t routinely see interventions that work that well. It’s a pretty big impact on diet in terms of what we can do from a policy perspective and expect to make a difference in food insecurity.”

In Seattle—generally ranked as an expensive but livable metropolis—a single person living within city limits on a monthly income of $7,070, or $84,850 a year, can apply for the program. For a family of four, it’s $10,095 per month, or $121,150 annually. In January, the city the welcomed over 4,500 more local households off its waitlist and increased monthly benefits from $40 to $60.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-food-assistance

A good program but will probably go nowhere as long as the MAGA morons run the House….that could change come 2027….we can only hope that there will be some help for the people of this nation coming with the next election.

God knows we are not getting much from the slugs in power now.

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Whatcha Gonna Eat?

New year and new dietary standards.

The weekend and I thought I would pass on the new dietary guidelines issued by the USDA…..

My day it was a balanced diet of meat veggies and carbs…..then ever since those simpler days it has been getting more complicated to eat properly…..and yet again there is an update (go figure)……..

The official new dietary guidelines for Americans have been updated for the first time in five years, and they might be more notable for what they don’t include. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the federal guidelines don’t call for cuts in alcohol and sugar intake. Over the summer, a panel of experts recommended that the limit for alcohol consumed by men be reduced from two drinks a day to one, to match the current recommendation for women. The experts also suggested that the limit of added sugars be reduced from 10% of daily calories to 6%. However, the US departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services rejected both ideas, with a USDA official declaring that “new evidence is not substantial enough to support changes to quantitative recommendations for either added sugars or alcohol.”

Generally, the guidelines call for a diet that emphasizes vegetables, fruits, legumes, low-fat dairy, nuts, seafood, and whole grains, and de-emphasizes red and processed meats and saturated fats, per the Center for Science in the Public Interest. You can read the full guidelines here. The guidelines aren’t merely suggestions for individuals. Given the impact on school lunches and decisions by food manufacturers, big money is at stake, notes the Journal. As a result, food industry groups lobbied hard against the alcohol and sugar recommendations that surfaced over the summer. Of note:

  • Sugar, children: For the first time, the guidelines suggest that children under 2 have no added sugars at all added to their diets.
  • Breastfeeding: The guidelines recommend feeding babies only breastmilk for their first 6 months, reports the AP. If that’s impossible, iron-fortified infant formula is the next best option. Babies also should get supplemental vitamin D starting soon after birth.

It seems it keeps getting more difficult to dine properly…..my idea is to eat less…..smaller portions of meat, plenty of veggies and limit carb intake and of course some exercise of some sort.

Kinda simple but it works for me…..but please consult your doctor before doing anything radical.

Then there is debate about eating red meat…..

Healthline explained, there’s no question red meat offers essential nutrients, but a great deal of scientific evidence suggests our current red meat consumption may harm us, even shortening our lives.

On the other side of the coin, a 2019 study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine concluded red meat poses “no harm,” and even went so far as to recommend that adults continue consuming it at their current level. That being said, this study has caused considerable controversy, with respected members of the scientific community going on record to point out its inherent bias and other serious flaws (via Scientific American). Ultimately, the study was amended with the caveat that its results were “low certainty” and its recommendations “weak.”

Nevertheless, scientists continue debating the subject. Still, you might notice you feel better — or worse — after giving up red meat. Let’s take a look at just what happens when you give up the red stuff.

Read More: https://www.healthdigest.com/304906/when-you-stop-eating-red-meat-this-is-what-happens-to-your-body/

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