This week’s guest is Carolina Schneider, MS, RD, registered dietitian. We talk about the Farm Bill's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - formally known as Food Stamps. Together, we go into the stigma around SNAP and crucial nutritional gaps that need attention in order to enhance the nutritional offerings for all Americans. Most importantly, we discuss how us voters can influence Congress to provide these necessities in the Farm Bill and beyond.
This morning Boris and Robyn got the phones ringing when they started talking about the use of and sometimes abuse of food stamps. There is a lot of talk about not only those people who abuse the use of the benefits and give a bad name to those who really need them, but also the kind of food people should be allowed to use the food stamps for...