In the article “Preventing Obesity”, by Jonathan D. Shenkin, the question is, should soda be excluded from foods food-stamp users can buy? I agree with Mr. Shenkin, people receiving SNAP should not be allowed to buy soda or any kind of candy or sweets with their card. The people that have this benefit should take advantage of it and use it to keep their children and themselves healthy. Just how the WIC program which is given to low income families with children under a serten age or pregnant women, has its foods that cannot be purchased the SNAP program should as well. I have a healthy baby girl and in order to keep it this way in the future she will not be drinking soda or eating candy on a daily basis. Just how the author says soda is not healthy. It is easy giving your children soda but it isn’t easy finding out your child is obese, has diabetes , heart disease or tooth decay or other health problems.
Being allowed to buy soda and sweets with your food stamp card is tempting. If the SNAP program made it impossible for eligible users to buy these kinds of things you will see a change in the amount of children with health problems. I have an EBT card and I personally don’t buy soda or candy with it I actually use it to buy healthy food that will help me in the long run. I buy baby food for my baby girl and fruit as well. The SNAP is a program that is supposed to be helping families with food not help children get health problems.
i agree with you but at the samew time its the parents fault if there children have health problem from fatty and un healthy foods.
ReplyDeleteI agree, parents should lookout for their children's health
ReplyDeleteI don't know, I have mixed feelings about this. I agree that it is a parent's responsibility to enforce their child's healthy living, but is it the government's responsiblity to enforce that belief?
ReplyDeleteIt's tough on parents, trying to protect their kids from the marketing of junk food. You can do it!
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