tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post5845054840330334675..comments2024-03-28T11:53:02.563-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: Child AbuseCervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-11797659898679595882009-08-02T06:19:00.701-04:002009-08-02T06:19:00.701-04:00Kathy's point about neighborhoods filled with ...Kathy's point about neighborhoods filled with chips and pop is a good one.<br /><br />Alice Waters, with all due respect, is out of touch. Over half of all infants and a quarter of all children 1-4 yrs in the US use WIC, our 3rd largest food assistance program. Those are only the ones that participate, not all who are eligible. As I recall, for a long time the only vegetable it covered was carrots.Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-36462836901718699712009-07-31T18:26:02.786-04:002009-07-31T18:26:02.786-04:00i imagine that a number of factors are contributin...i imagine that a number of factors are contributing to the trend toward childhood obesity, but food marketing is a biggie. so to speak.<br /><br />in poorer neighborhoods, too, convenient markets are not available -- at least in many parts of the metro area where i live. maybe the 7-11 or the mom & pop will have bananas or apples every now and then, but fresh produce and other less-processed basics are largely unavailable without a major trek. <br /><br />don't get me started on school lunches. alice waters started a garden at a berkeley elementary school, and the kids eat the fruits of their labor there -- but that's way out of the norm.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.com