An American Diet Dilemma

“It’s really very simple, Governor. When people are hungry they die. So spare me your politics and tell me what you need and how you’re going to get it to these people.” Bob Geldof

Are cuts to child nutrition proposed in your State? In Massachusetts, our Governor, lawmakers and public health personnel are proposing a 20% cut in addition to the 9% already cut from infant’s and children’s food subsidies. The total spent would fall from $12.4 million to $9.8 million.

Our nutrition program in Massachusetts is called Women, Infants and Children (under 5 years) or WIC. This program provides 130,000 low-income women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or raising children with supplemental food, health care referrals and nutrition education.

Many of us casually throw away food, many of us are wasteful about money, as are corporations, wealthy people, and the military. Wouldn’t it be great if we could agree to tighten our belts a little so that our nation’s infants and small children could have food?

What you think?

Becky Richardson – President
Promise the Children

http://articles.boston.com/2011-04-16/news/29425689_1_wic-cuts-budget-gap/ http://www.uscatholic.org/blog/2011/04/where-were-pro-lifers-when-budget-ax-fell/