The Patriot Post® · Let's Move a Lot of Money

First Lady Michelle Obama’s signature cause is making sure that people eat their vegetables. Along with “Let’s Move,” her effort to dictate the content of school lunches, the federal Healthy Food Financing Initiative endeavors to bring fresh produce to poor neighborhoods. But after three years and a cool $500 million, the program is rotting. A new Health Affairs report found no significant improvement in diet or weight among residents of the studied Philadelphia “food desert.” We have little doubt that the administration will address the failure by adding mandates and increasing distribution of food stamps.