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The Shame and the Light of Today’s SNAP Vote

September 19, 2013
Just weeks after the USDA reported that 14.5% of American households struggled to put food on the table, today the House of Representatives passed, 217-210 , a shameful bill that cuts $40 billion to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps). Such a move would end benefits...
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Put Meals Before Political Deals

September 17, 2013
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the “Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act,” making an unprecedented move to separate the nutrition portion of the Farm Bill reauthorization. As part of this effort, an extreme group of House Republicans has gone all out to gut...
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Top 5 Reasons We Think the House of Representatives' Farm Bill Stinks Like Manure

September 12, 2013
Members of the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps) by a whopping $40 billion . This move would cut millions of children and families from the program and reduce benefits for even more. At a time of high...
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Ten Organic Food Tips for a Family Budget

September 4, 2013
As a nation, we have become accustomed to paying relatively little for our food as a percentage of overall income. [i] While this cheap food may on the face of it seem like a good thing, it actually comes at an alarming, and astronomical, cost. This is due to the fact that whenever you buy non-...
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TAKE ACTION: Impress Your Kids: Sign up to be a Good Food Force Volunteer!

September 4, 2013
Calling all super parents! Do you sometimes feel like kids are the targets of too much junk food marketing? Have you ever cringed when youheard what your child ate at school? Do you believe every family should have access to healthy and nutritious food? And do you love meeting other motivated super...
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Criminalization, Race and Food Access in a Time of Hyper-Afrophobia

August 22, 2013
Cross-posted from Truthout | Criminalization, Race and Food Access in a Time of Hyper-Afrophobia Black and brown people deserve the right to LIFE, liberty and the ability to pursue happiness. Black and brown people deserve the right to access quality food. Those rights are connected. Last week,...
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Congressman Jim McGovern Joins MomsRising for a special #FoodFri Tweet Chat on Saving SNAP and Ending Hunger in America

August 7, 2013
FRAC and MomsRising invite you to a tweetchat this Friday, August 9th at 1 PM EDT for a special #FoodFri tweetchat with Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern about SNAP and Hunger In America . We hope you will join us to tweet your comments, resources and questions by adding the hashtag #FoodFri...
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Using Parent Pester-Power To Tackle $1.8 Billion in Food and Beverage Marketing

August 5, 2013
In 2012, the Federal Trade Commission reported the food and beverage industry spends $1.8 billion each year on food marketing to kids. As a parent, that number makes me tired, and the advertisements themselves exhaust me. I know I’m not alone—even the strongest among us have been worn down by the...
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Unfair Criticism of Mom Whose Daughter Criticized McDonald’s CEO

August 2, 2013
“I don’t think it’s fair when big companies try to trick kids into eating food. It isn’t fair that so many kids my age are getting sick.” That was the zinger by Hannah Robertson directed to McDonald’s CEO who countered “We don’t sell junk food.” Plenty of backlash centered on Hannah’s mother, a...
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Healthy Schools Roundup from BagtheJunk.org

August 1, 2013
www.BagtheJunk.org Here's a round up of the latest and greatest from BagtheJunk.org , a national campaign to empower the school community to act as champions for healthy foods and drinks in schools. Healthy Fundraising Ideas: Host a Scavenger Hunt Instead of Selling Sweets offers easy ideas for how...
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