Comments on: More veggies for kids and communities http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/more-veggies-for-kids-and-communities/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:37:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: michaeltmartin http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/more-veggies-for-kids-and-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-33036 michaeltmartin Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:05:57 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1675#comment-33036 The lack of availability of fruits and vegetables in low-income areas is a problem nationwide. I think one of the ways to address this problem is by supporting community gardens and urban agriculture. Encouraging people to grow their own food and having non-profits and government grants help the process along can alleviate some of the problems that the 'food desert' issue brings up. As for the above commenter who claims that fruits and vegetables have no health benefits: are you kidding? by simply casting doubt on a widely held belief (that is ingrained our society's eating traditions and has been backed up by every Health class teacher in American history) is a strawman argument. Just because Glenn Beck says it doesn't make it true.."Damn the gubberment for making us eat our veggies!" come onnn. If you're interested in community agriculture check out my new blog post on how CSAs can adopt parts of and succeed in the information age. http://loudminutes.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/ideas-for-cities-digitally-integrated-csas/ The lack of availability of fruits and vegetables in low-income areas is a problem nationwide. I think one of the ways to address this problem is by supporting community gardens and urban agriculture. Encouraging people to grow their own food and having non-profits and government grants help the process along can alleviate some of the problems that the ‘food desert’ issue brings up.

As for the above commenter who claims that fruits and vegetables have no health benefits: are you kidding? by simply casting doubt on a widely held belief (that is ingrained our society’s eating traditions and has been backed up by every Health class teacher in American history) is a strawman argument. Just because Glenn Beck says it doesn’t make it true..”Damn the gubberment for making us eat our veggies!” come onnn.

If you’re interested in community agriculture check out my new blog post on how CSAs can adopt parts of and succeed in the information age. http://loudminutes.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/ideas-for-cities-digitally-integrated-csas/

]]> By: ET Addison http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/more-veggies-for-kids-and-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-32913 ET Addison Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:56:31 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1675#comment-32913 I'm no fan of Cocoa Krispies and all the other companies who make bogus claims for their products. But I wonder, how come you don't question the 'health claims' of CSPI, and government agencies and local organizations who are promising all sorts of wonderful 'benefits' from their programs? Seems to me they're doing pretty much what the evil corporations are doing -- tossing around a lot of hype that sounds nice, but there isn't much proof behind it either. I’m no fan of Cocoa Krispies and all the other companies who make bogus claims for their products.

But I wonder, how come you don’t question the ‘health claims’ of CSPI, and government agencies and local organizations who are promising all sorts of wonderful ‘benefits’ from their programs?

Seems to me they’re doing pretty much what the evil corporations are doing — tossing around a lot of hype that sounds nice, but there isn’t much proof behind it either.

]]> By: Anton Crocek http://www.foodpolitics.com/2009/10/more-veggies-for-kids-and-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-32912 Anton Crocek Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:19:25 +0000 http://www.foodpolitics.com/?p=1675#comment-32912 I find it curious that you rail against unsubstantiated and highly exaggerated 'claims' of cereal makers (as in the post above), yet blithely accept, without evidence, that increasing fruitsandvegetables and eliminatingsaturatedfat and reducingsodium has ANY effect whatsover on the health of school children. There is ZERO evidence for the above, but you have no problem campaigning for it? I find it curious that you rail against unsubstantiated and highly exaggerated ‘claims’ of cereal makers (as in the post above), yet blithely accept, without evidence, that increasing fruitsandvegetables and eliminatingsaturatedfat and reducingsodium has ANY effect whatsover on the health of school children.

There is ZERO evidence for the above, but you have no problem campaigning for it?

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