Comments on: Food Policy Heresy: The Poors Can Too Eat Well! http://publicradiokitchen.wbur.org/2010/07/13/slow-food-heathy-recipes-budget/ WBUR's daily food news and culture blog Tue, 15 May 2012 18:01:21 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Slow Food USA Comes Of Age | Public Radio Kitchen http://publicradiokitchen.wbur.org/2010/07/13/slow-food-heathy-recipes-budget/#comment-2915 Slow Food USA Comes Of Age | Public Radio Kitchen Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:30:36 +0000 http://publicradiokitchen.org/?p=14263#comment-2915 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Stan http://publicradiokitchen.wbur.org/2010/07/13/slow-food-heathy-recipes-budget/#comment-702 Stan Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:04:03 +0000 http://publicradiokitchen.org/?p=14263#comment-702 "No more excuses! Everyone can afford to eat the Slow Food way! (Some businesses in low-income neighborhoods provide more access to liquor than to fresh, local food, but that’s a different issue.)" That's not a different issue. Access is THE issue for the poor, both urban and rural. The data show that access changes eating habits. The web-savvy, blog-reading pro-Slow Food "poor" and the majority of the poor are very different populations. The 2009 poverty threshold is actually $21,756 for a family of four. Thankfully the federal government has been persuaded to do more about access: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/02/20100219a.html Unfortunately, it's not so informed about increasing employment, which has been the most effective means of enabling the poor to ditch poverty. “No more excuses! Everyone can afford to eat the Slow Food way! (Some businesses in low-income neighborhoods provide more access to liquor than to fresh, local food, but that’s a different issue.)”

That’s not a different issue. Access is THE issue for the poor, both urban and rural. The data show that access changes eating habits. The web-savvy, blog-reading pro-Slow Food “poor” and the majority of the poor are very different populations. The 2009 poverty threshold is actually $21,756 for a family of four.

Thankfully the federal government has been persuaded to do more about access: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/02/20100219a.html

Unfortunately, it’s not so informed about increasing employment, which has been the most effective means of enabling the poor to ditch poverty.

]]> By: Beth http://publicradiokitchen.wbur.org/2010/07/13/slow-food-heathy-recipes-budget/#comment-701 Beth Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:43:41 +0000 http://publicradiokitchen.org/?p=14263#comment-701 ty ty

]]> By: nisha http://publicradiokitchen.wbur.org/2010/07/13/slow-food-heathy-recipes-budget/#comment-700 nisha Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:41:11 +0000 http://publicradiokitchen.org/?p=14263#comment-700 you forgot #11! eat with others. you forgot #11! eat with others.

]]> By: sbautista http://publicradiokitchen.wbur.org/2010/07/13/slow-food-heathy-recipes-budget/#comment-699 sbautista Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:49:17 +0000 http://publicradiokitchen.org/?p=14263#comment-699 I appreciate the article, but think it ignores the problem regarding about access to organic foods. I feel very uncomfortable eating "conventional" produce and nuts, so I spend more on organic. But I don't think people who are on tight budgets can really afford to choose organic items. I wish that were different, and would like to see more people choose organics, so they could be a little more price competitive. I am especially troubled by the amount of toxins taken in by children who are fed pesticides along with their foods. I appreciate the article, but think it ignores the problem regarding about access to organic foods. I feel very uncomfortable eating “conventional” produce and nuts, so I spend more on organic. But I don’t think people who are on tight budgets can really afford to choose organic items. I wish that were different, and would like to see more people choose organics, so they could be a little more price competitive. I am especially troubled by the amount of toxins taken in by children who are fed pesticides along with their foods.

]]> By: Andrea http://publicradiokitchen.wbur.org/2010/07/13/slow-food-heathy-recipes-budget/#comment-698 Andrea Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:31:54 +0000 http://publicradiokitchen.org/?p=14263#comment-698 These are good suggestions. Being vegan, not eating out very often, and shopping at the farmers' market all help keep my food bills down. Farmers at farmers' markets and food stands often give you discounts on "seconds," the fruits and vegetables that are great if eaten today or tomorrow but might not last much longer. I think people think of the slow food movement as being elitist sometimes because often at farmers' markets you'll see really expensive "artisanal" goat cheese or sheep's cheese and very expensive cuts of meat. But people shouldn't be eating cheese and other dairy and animal products every day, at every meal. So many people in North America still unfortunately think a meal without meat and cheese is not complete (thanks to lobbying by the meat and dairy industries) but all these animal products are making us obese, heart attack-prone and hurting our wallets. These are good suggestions. Being vegan, not eating out very often, and shopping at the farmers’ market all help keep my food bills down. Farmers at farmers’ markets and food stands often give you discounts on “seconds,” the fruits and vegetables that are great if eaten today or tomorrow but might not last much longer. I think people think of the slow food movement as being elitist sometimes because often at farmers’ markets you’ll see really expensive “artisanal” goat cheese or sheep’s cheese and very expensive cuts of meat. But people shouldn’t be eating cheese and other dairy and animal products every day, at every meal. So many people in North America still unfortunately think a meal without meat and cheese is not complete (thanks to lobbying by the meat and dairy industries) but all these animal products are making us obese, heart attack-prone and hurting our wallets.

]]> By: Food in the News and on the ‘Net « Tangstein's Blog: Healthy Chinese Home Cooking http://publicradiokitchen.wbur.org/2010/07/13/slow-food-heathy-recipes-budget/#comment-697 Food in the News and on the ‘Net « Tangstein's Blog: Healthy Chinese Home Cooking Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:54:26 +0000 http://publicradiokitchen.org/?p=14263#comment-697 [...] Public Radio Kitchen follows up on a Slow Food on a budget experiment with a straightforward list of “10 Rules for Eating Slow ‘n’ Cheap.” [...] [...] Public Radio Kitchen follows up on a Slow Food on a budget experiment with a straightforward list of “10 Rules for Eating Slow ‘n’ Cheap.” [...]

]]> By: Food in the News and on the ‘Net « Tangstein's Blog: Healthy Chinese Home Cooking http://publicradiokitchen.wbur.org/2010/07/13/slow-food-heathy-recipes-budget/#comment-704 Food in the News and on the ‘Net « Tangstein's Blog: Healthy Chinese Home Cooking Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:54:26 +0000 http://publicradiokitchen.org/?p=14263#comment-704 [...] Public Radio Kitchen follows up on a Slow Food on a budget experiment with a straightforward list of “10 Rules for Eating Slow ‘n’ Cheap.” [...] [...] Public Radio Kitchen follows up on a Slow Food on a budget experiment with a straightforward list of “10 Rules for Eating Slow ‘n’ Cheap.” [...]

]]> By: Real Food on a Budget | A Cook's Library http://publicradiokitchen.wbur.org/2010/07/13/slow-food-heathy-recipes-budget/#comment-696 Real Food on a Budget | A Cook's Library Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:52:08 +0000 http://publicradiokitchen.org/?p=14263#comment-696 [...] came across this great piece: The Poors Can Too Eat Well, written by a member of Slow Food Boston, complete with ten rules for eating ‘Slow ‘N’ Cheap. [...] [...] came across this great piece: The Poors Can Too Eat Well, written by a member of Slow Food Boston, complete with ten rules for eating ‘Slow ‘N’ Cheap. [...]

]]> By: Real Food on a Budget | A Cook's Library http://publicradiokitchen.wbur.org/2010/07/13/slow-food-heathy-recipes-budget/#comment-703 Real Food on a Budget | A Cook's Library Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:52:08 +0000 http://publicradiokitchen.org/?p=14263#comment-703 [...] came across this great piece: The Poors Can Too Eat Well, written by a member of Slow Food Boston, complete with ten rules for eating ‘Slow ‘N’ Cheap. [...] [...] came across this great piece: The Poors Can Too Eat Well, written by a member of Slow Food Boston, complete with ten rules for eating ‘Slow ‘N’ Cheap. [...]

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