RFKjr should reduce SNAP benefits.

[Muhammed]

It's the salt content that's over the top, and they are way too expensive for the nutrition you get.

Salt is not unhealthy. It's sodium chloride. Both sodium and chloride are essential electrolytes. Your body can't make them, so you need to get them in your diet.

People who are taking certain medications or have specific medical conditions such as liver or kidney disease may benefit from restricting sodium intake. But healthy folks don't have to worry about it. Excess sodium is excreted.

 

[Woodznutz]

I guess you want people to not have the independence to do it themselves.

I'm like the disciple John. I wish all to prosper and be in good health.

 

[Woodznutz]

Salt is not unhealthy. It's sodium chloride. Both sodium and chloride are essential electrolytes. Your body can't make them, so you need to get them in your diet.

People who are taking certain medications or have specific medical conditions such as liver or kidney disease may benefit from restricting sodium intake. But healthy folks don't have to worry about it. Excess sodium is excreted.

Depends on your age, health, and condition of your kidneys. Excess salt is turned away by the kidneys to avoid kidney damage. That salt is then stored in tissues, bones, and joints where it can cause some mischief including contributing to high blood pressure. Americans consume six times more sodium than is needed by the body. Not good.

 

[Woodznutz]

They, as in Mothers with children?

Don't put poor mothers on a pedestal. Many don't feed their kids breakfast thus the need for school breakfast programs.

 

[Borillar]

Funny, just a few years back the right was losing their minds because Michelle Obama wanted to have healthy choices in school lunches. Now they are all about RFK making America healthy again. Go figure.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

Funny, just a few years back the right was losing their minds because Michelle Obama wanted to have healthy choices in school lunches. Now they are all about RFK making America healthy again. Go figure.

Because Michelle had crap in school lunches that no one would eat and it got thrown away.

 

[Borillar]

Because Michelle had crap in school lunches that no one would eat and it got thrown away.

But now Americans will eat their green vegetables because RFK says so?

 

[EvilCat Breath]

But now Americans will eat their green vegetables because RFK says so?

No, but RFK isn't going to put a boot on captive children and force them to eat anything. In fact, he's not going to force anyone to eat anything. He's not going to threaten anyone that they have to have a dangerous vaccine either. But, if RFK says "vegetables are good for you", democrats will shriek that he's forcing everyone to eat their peas and carrot. Because democrats lie - about everything.

 

[Woodznutz]

But now Americans will eat their green vegetables because RFK says so?

Americans don't give a shit about their health.

 

[Winston]

Carbs are not poison. Where the **** did you learn about nutrition?

Why is it that the people like you who know the least about nutrition are the one who are the most confident that they know what other individuals should be eating?

Dunning-Kruger, perhaps?

Carbs might not be poison but they are definitely not good for you. You can do without them. When my doctor found out I was a butcher by trade he started asking more questions than I had for him. We had a long talk about diet and carbs were top of the list. I don't eat them. He said he doesn't either. Protein and fruit for me, not much of a fan of vegetables.

 

[Winston]

People just have to travel farther for their groceries. What's the problem? I drive to a store five miles away to get the maple syrup that I like.

Five whole miles, wow.

 

[Woodznutz]

Five whole miles, wow.

Food deserts are only 3 miles in diameter. That said the concept of food deserts is stupid.

 

[Winston]

How do you access food if you:
A) don't have a car.
B) cannot drive a car.
C) are handicapped in some way and have no transportation.
D) rely on bus transportation to get around.

LOL, easy, Door Dash, Instacart, hell, Walmart delivers, a hundred bucks a year, free delivery. My middle son is extremely agoraphobic. When he graduated from college he didn't leave his apartment for three months, then I went down and got him and he moved in with me. He didn't leave the house for two years. He got a remote job, worked from home. After two years the wife and I drugged him up and got him into his own apartment, he has upgraded to a bigger apartment, same complex, since then. Three years living there now, still doesn't go anywhere. Orders all his food online, from various sources, and he eats like a king.

 

[toobfreak]

Many of the 40 million or so SNAP recipients

You mean all SNAP recipients are illegal aliens? Or is it just a coincidence those numbers match?

are overweight and notoriously sickly.

Most Americans are overweight and sickly. Probably why healthcare is now our #1 biggest industry. Most are sickly from eating government food living on government healthcare. Make people healthier and you'd put millions of hospitals and doctors out of business.

RFKjr should reduce the monthly benefit by disallowing all unhealthy foods, snacks, and beverages.

How would that reduce anything? At best, all it would do is cause people to shift their food purchases to new and better things. But disallowing unhealthy food would probably kill millions of people--- pretty much the only "healthy" food is fresh produce (and there are doubts about a lot of that too due to pesticides, etc.), so, what would sick, old and disabled people do who cannot cook and must rely on pre-packaged/prepared food? What would they do without any snacks? All snacks are unhealthy? And what about beverages? Nothing for the old and ill to drink but tap water? Sure you want to stick with that nonsense?

That will improve their health while reducing the budget.

In truth, none of that would likely improve anyone's health nor save one red cent. People would still spend their benefit on qualifying food, take money from elsewhere to pay for the things you don't allow that brings a little pleasure or comport to their pathetic lives, taking from money they needed for medicine and rent and other bills, likely increasing crime, increasing human suffering, and not reducing the budget at all.

 

[Lisa558]

Carbs might not be poison but they are definitely not good for you. You can do without them. When my doctor found out I was a butcher by trade he started asking more questions than I had for him. We had a long talk about diet and carbs were top of the list. I don't eat them. He said he doesn't either. Protein and fruit for me, not much of a fan of vegetables.

You’re a butcher by trade?! You said about a year ago that you had an MBA.

 

[Moonglow]

You mean all SNAP recipients are illegal aliens? Or is it just a coincidence those numbers match?


Most Americans are overweight and sickly. Probably why healthcare is now our #1 biggest industry. Most are sickly from eating government food living on government healthcare. Make people healthier and you'd put millions of hospitals and doctors out of business.


How would that reduce anything? At best, all it would do is cause people to shift their food purchases to new and better things. But disallowing unhealthy food would probably kill millions of people--- pretty much the only "healthy" food is fresh produce (and there are doubts about a lot of that too due to pesticides, etc.), so, what would sick, old and disabled people do who cannot cook and must rely on pre-packaged/prepared food? What would they do without any snacks? All snacks are unhealthy? And what about beverages? Nothing for the old and ill to drink but tap water? Sure you want to stick with that nonsense?


In truth, none of that would likely improve anyone's health nor save one red cent. People would still spend their benefit on qualifying food, take money from elsewhere to pay for the things you don't allow that brings a little pleasure or comport to their pathetic lives, taking from money they needed for medicine and rent and other bills, likely increasing crime, increasing human suffering, and not reducing the budget at all.

What food does the government produce for welfares peoples?

 

[Moonglow]

You’re a butcher by trade?! You said about a year ago that you had an MBA.

Of meat cutting

 

[initforme]

The stress and anxiety the american work work work culture heaves upon people is very unhealthy. This will never be addressed though. As the birthrate drops there will be less people to use up.

 

[Woodznutz]

You mean all SNAP recipients are illegal aliens? Or is it just a coincidence those numbers match?

Illegals aren't eligible for SNAP.

Most Americans are overweight and sickly. Probably why healthcare is now our #1 biggest industry. Most are sickly from eating government food living on government healthcare. Make people healthier and you'd put millions of hospitals and doctors out of business.

Millions?

How would that reduce anything? At best, all it would do is cause people to shift their food purchases to new and better things. But disallowing unhealthy food would probably kill millions of people--- pretty much the only "healthy" food is fresh produce (and there are doubts about a lot of that too due to pesticides, etc.), so, what would sick, old and disabled people do who cannot cook and must rely on pre-packaged/prepared food? What would they do without any snacks? All snacks are unhealthy? And what about beverages? Nothing for the old and ill to drink but tap water? Sure you want to stick with that nonsense?

You are painting a pretty grim picture.

In truth, none of that would likely improve anyone's health nor save one red cent. People would still spend their benefit on qualifying food, take money from elsewhere to pay for the things you don't allow that brings a little pleasure or comport to their pathetic lives, taking from money they needed for medicine and rent and other bills, likely increasing crime, increasing human suffering, and not reducing the budget at all.

I think the BBB did reduce the Medicaid budget (actually the automatic increase).

 

[Winston]

Americans don't give a shit about their health.

I don't know if they don't give a shit about their health. I just think they are lazy and don't know how to cook. Who buys flour, corn meal, or even raw sugar? Almost every grocery store out there probably sold more, in dollar volume, for premade beef patties than ground beef yesterday, it is insane. Watermelons on sale for $2.99, but the store is selling cut watermelon for ten dollars a medium sized container, not even half a watermelon in it. And those cut melons are flying off the shelf.

Boneless chicken breast, sometimes as little as $1.99lb, but you can buy diced chicken breast, cubed chicken breast, thin sliced chicken breast, all at twice the price. Do these people not have a knife, or at least any knife skills? And the damn bakery, OMG. They sell bread, they sell cakes, they sell cookies. WTF? But baking powder, it sits on the shelf and goes out of date because no one under 80 buys it. I mean people can't bake.

Look, it don't take that much to feed a family, it really doesn't. But you got to cook from scratch, you got to do the prep work, all this convenience shit, it costs money, and it usually involves preservatives, nasty ass chemicals, plenty of sodium. No, leave that shit alone. Do the work, and flippin enjoy it.

I raised a large family, three girls, three boys. And yes, at times, I was getting SNAP benefits. You didn't find no Dorito's in my wife's buggy, or no sugary drinks, no damn junk food, no frozen dinners, maybe some frozen vegetables, but that was rare. You saw fresh produce, large cuts of meat, flour, sugar, spices, oats, lots of cheese, lots of eggs. You also saw a fist full of coupons. And damn near every night, that kitchen was humming. Everyone was involved. And even on school days, the day started with breakfast cooking in the kitchen.

And those kids, they can sure bud cook. Middle daughter, you do not want to turn down a dinner invite to her place. The oldest son, he is all old school, even makes his own pasta. When Thanksgiving rolls around, you want to tap him for the turkey. My middle son, OMG, give him a cast iron skillet and he will make you want to slap your Grandmaw. I don't care what it is, steak, chicken, his burgers, should franchise them.

And my youngest son, well he just got his own place, with his girlfriend, invited the wife and I over for dinner. True to form, damn nice kitchen, and he rocked it. But cooking really is a lost art. It went away when we became this nation of two income families. I honestly know people that don't spend on food in a year what some Americans spend on Starbucks in a month. Plenty of game here. Deer, rabbits, raccoons, squirrels, all more plentiful today than when the colonist were hunting here.

You’re a butcher by trade?! You said about a year ago that you had an MBA.

That I do. Started my real working career as a butcher, did the self-employed bit, built a successful business, now a category manager. I was recruited and was glad to get back in the business.