{"id":126759,"date":"2026-04-06T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/government-says-eat-better-but-makes-it-harder-to-feed-your-family-126759"},"modified":"2026-04-06T07:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:00:44","slug":"government-says-eat-better-but-makes-it-harder-to-feed-your-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/government-says-eat-better-but-makes-it-harder-to-feed-your-family-126759","title":{"rendered":"Government says ‘eat better’ but makes it harder to feed your family"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Years ago, in my pediatrics practice, I was speaking with the mother of one of my patients. As I was going over the latest nutrition guidelines for her child, she stopped me cold:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I know what\u2019s in the guidance. I know what I\u2019m supposed to do,” she said. “But apart from McDonald\u2019s<\/a>, where am I going to feed my family for $10?”\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to ask Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> that question as he promotes his “Eat Real Food” campaign. I couldn\u2019t agree more with the message, but most people already know we should eat real food. The real issue is that slogans offer no help if you\u2019re a parent trying to feed kids on a tight budget while grocery prices skyrocket. You expect government leaders to understand your circumstances and offer policy solutions to match.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

But this administration is making it harder, not easier, for families to put real food on the table.<\/p>\n

TRUMP ADMIN’S NEW NUTRITION GUIDELINES TARGET ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS, EASE UP ON RED MEAT AND SATURATED FATS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

As a doctor and a dad, I join the millions of parents who are demanding healthier foods. Our country\u2019s food supply is overrun by ultraprocessed products filled with ingredients that belong in a chemistry lab, not our bodies. Food and beverage corporations market these products to children relentlessly and rake in billions of dollars. At the same time, our kids are paying the price: on any given day, most children don\u2019t even eat\u00a0a single vegetable. Something is very wrong here. So I welcome the movement to make our food supply healthier.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Secretary Kennedy has embraced this movement, too, but not nearly as much as he\u2019d like you to believe. For instance, he talks a lot about the administration\u2019s new Dietary Guidelines for Americans<\/a>. Some of the new guidelines are smart, including recommendations that Americans eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and fewer ultraprocessed products.\u00a0But if it\u2019s too expensive to follow that advice, does it really mean anything? What good are words on paper if the administration makes it harder for you to afford your grocery bill?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Consider the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps more than\u00a040 million\u00a0Americans afford groceries. During last year\u2019s government shutdown, the administration\u00a0ordered\u00a0states to stop distributing SNAP benefits, and then fought court rulings<\/a> striking down that order. President Trump signed a bill that will kick\u00a0millions of people\u00a0off SNAP, including\u00a0families with children, veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and young adults previously in foster care. The administration will soon\u00a0propose\u00a0even bigger cuts to the program.<\/p>\n

How does any of that make real food more affordable?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Or take the National School Lunch Program<\/a>, which serves about\u00a030 million\u00a0children. No other federal nutrition program in the country reaches as many children. For many of them, a school lunch is their\u00a0best shot\u00a0at a healthy meal during the week. But the administration has\u00a0canceled\u00a0programs that help schools\u00a0buy healthy produce directly from local farmers and ranchers. The administration has even proposed\u00a0eliminating\u00a0grants to help schools upgrade their cafeterias. Without a working kitchen, schools can\u2019t\u00a0prepare, serve, and store fresh foods.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Does any of that help children grow up healthy or learn in the classroom?<\/p>\n

IN A SNAP, TRUMP BLAMED FOR BLOCKING FOOD ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

These policies make real food more expensive and less accessible. None of it makes sense.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When families can\u2019t afford real, healthy food, the consequences are severe. I\u2019ll never forget this 4-year-old boy I took care of in Atlanta<\/a> who wasn\u2019t growing properly. Tests didn\u2019t show any underlying diseases, but something was clearly wrong with his development; he looked much younger than he was. Our staff eventually figured out the cause: he wasn\u2019t getting enough food to eat because his family couldn\u2019t afford it. He was literally starving in the wealthiest country on earth. My “prescription” in this case was not medication, but connecting his family to a faith-based organization that ran a food bank. With more to eat, his health improved.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Imagine how many more doctors are having this same conversation with families now amid the Administration\u2019s massive funding cuts<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In medical terms, a child who isn\u2019t growing properly is suffering from a “failure to thrive.” Our country is experiencing a similar fate.\u00a0Nearly 48 million\u00a0Americans don’t get enough food. Charities do incredible work across our country, but there\u2019s no way they can make up for massive cuts to federal programs: for every meal provided by a food bank, SNAP\u00a0provides nine. So why cut a program that is clearly working?<\/p>\n

If the administration truly believes in “Eat Real Food,” it should focus less on catchphrases and more on making real food more affordable. That means protecting programs that help families buy groceries, giving schools the ability to serve healthy meals<\/a> to all children, and making sure parents are never priced out of the real food aisle at the grocery store.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Politicians are experts at talking a big game, but true leaders make a real difference in people\u2019s lives. The next time Secretary Kennedy tells you to “Eat Real Food,” ask yourself why the administration is making it so hard for families to actually do it. At the end of the day, it\u2019s an empty soundbite. And like an empty calorie, it doesn\u2019t nourish anyone.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM RICHARD BESSER\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/government-says-eat-better-but-makes-it-harder-to-feed-your-family <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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