Despite New York’s well intentioned efforts, the Federal government has rejected Mayor Bloomberg’s efforts to combat obesity through limitations on soft drink purchases with “food stamps”. Almost a year ago, New York suggested that the city’s participants in the SNAP … Continue reading
This is a guest blog post by Daniel Bowman Simon. It appeared originally on the Huffington Post. Lately there has been a lot of hoopla in the Big Apple about the federal food stamp program, now officially known by the … Continue reading
Two interesting developments that caught our attention this week, one from each coast. In California: The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee voted 3-0 in favor of an ordinance to limit toy giveaways in children’s meals that have … Continue reading