tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954646683383062305.post3367617776318685552..comments2023-04-13T05:13:39.332-04:00Comments on Fusion On The Fly: Day 11, Month 2 The Diabetic Food Stamp ProjectKarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005449134640685384noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954646683383062305.post-56950248053363677612013-02-14T07:40:23.280-05:002013-02-14T07:40:23.280-05:00Mirabai
I have some wonderful women working on pr...Mirabai<br /><br />I have some wonderful women working on press releases that are either ignored or like The Katie Couric Show said..."We did a food stamp thing with Cory Booker so we aren't going to do another one". <br /><br />However I still think the press is the way to get the attention of Congress. <br /><br />Tweet, Share, Re-share and spread the message everywhere you can. Someone know someone who knows someone and the more people exposed the more likely press can be generated and the only way to deal with Congress is to publicly embarass them.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005449134640685384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954646683383062305.post-67219229500740978592013-02-13T19:50:40.137-05:002013-02-13T19:50:40.137-05:00I think about you literally every time I stand in ...I think about you literally every time I stand in my kitchen or walk through the farmers' market. I buy the grassfed, free range, etc., and I regularly spend more than the daily SNAP allowance on just one meal's worth of meat. I think about it every time I eat in a restaurant. I went to cooking school before med school and I'm an above average cook. There is no way I could successfully feed myself on that allowance and still be healthy.<br /><br />Where do you go from here? How do we get you invited to speak about this before Congress? I wrote to our Senators some time back with the link to your blog (also the Daily Show) but what else can we do to get people to hear your message?Mirabainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954646683383062305.post-56848611216014940042013-02-13T00:35:17.544-05:002013-02-13T00:35:17.544-05:00While I don't write about it, often I shop on ...While I don't write about it, often I shop on the shopping tours I lead so I am able to work my shopping and cooking into my day much more easily than someone who works a normal job. <br /><br />My commitment is often many more than 40 hours but not 8 hours in a row very often. <br /><br />I think you are making my exact point. I am a chef with EVERY advantage and that includes time and I am unable to get the calories and nutrition I should on this budget. <br /><br />Someone in a more traditional job or an over night shift might find it impossible.<br /><br />Their health would suffer.<br /><br />The cost of poor diet is medical. <br /><br />It is impossible for the average person to meet these restrictions. Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005449134640685384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954646683383062305.post-400473406163439802013-02-13T00:00:46.195-05:002013-02-13T00:00:46.195-05:00Karl, you spend a lot of your day cooking and shop...Karl, you spend a lot of your day cooking and shopping. I know you give talks/cooking demos and do work for Stirring the Pot but it doesn't seem like you work a traditional 9-5 job. How do you feel having a 40 hr/week time commitment would change what you do to find and create food within these restrictions? How about if that job was a swing shift or night shift job?<br /><br />We know that a large percentage of the people receiving food assistance actually work and as I come home tired at the end of a long day, I wonder what it would be like to have to hold myself to these terrible restrictions.Mirabainoreply@blogger.com