We Are What We Eat—And Don’t Eat... The Agriculture Department moved again this week to cut spending on food stamps. Who will be hardest hit? 1. 500,000 children will lose access to school meals and will go all day without food. 2. Almost 8,000 households would lose benefits entirely and struggled to put dinner on the table. 3. Those who live in cold northern states will be very cold this winter because of changes in the way heating costs will be calculated. How can we expect Americans to be healthy and engaged positively in our society if our neighbors are cold and hungry? If America wants to build a ‘Culture of Health,’ it needs to advance policies which support good health, nutrition and warm homes and safe streets... Selected Excerpt: ‘...millions of participants will have their benefits reduced or cut altogether — particularly seniors, people with disabilities and working families — and 500,000 children will lose access to school meals,” according to the non-profit group, Feeding America. …see more