This news clip captures both "the Problem" and "What's Being Done?"
The Problem - geographic and financial access to healthy foods is often dismal in low-income communities. And what do you know, low-income communities are disproportionately represented by people of color. When you have $7 or less to feed yourself for the day...will you buy calorie-dense foods (that also tend to be unhealthy), or will you buy fresh fruits and vegetables, which are less caloric and more expensive.
What's Being Done? - I'm glad to see these refrigerated sections of convenience stores selling fresh fruits and vegetables. I'm curious to know to what extent these areas are being shopped and how well they are stocked. Part 1 of the solution is increasing geographic access to healthy foods (eliminating 'food deserts'). Part 2 is increasing financial access to healthy foods (and perhaps the way this ought to be done is by taxing junk food and using those funds to subsidize healthy foods). It won't solve the issue completely, but it could be a small win.
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