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DESCRIPTION:\nFilm evenings begin with potluck refreshments & social hour at  6:30 
 pm,\nfollowed by the film at  7:30 pm, followed by a discussion after the 
 film.\n\nFood Stamped\nby Shira and Yoav Potash\n~~ Yoav will be appearing 
 in person\n\nThis is an informative and humorous documentary film following 
 a newly-wed couple, Shira and Yoav, as they attempt to eat a healthy, 
 well-balanced diet on a food stamp budget. The experiment in this film is 
 to eat healthy for one week, spending only food stamps.  The allocated food 
 stamp ration is $49 for two people per week.  The couple didn’t skip a 
 meal.  That’s $1.20 per person per meal — with no snacks.  The couple 
 ate a fairly varied, interesting diet for their week.  They exercised a 
 great deal of planning and effort, including food preparation time.  They 
 also had access and awareness that people who need food stamps typically 
 don’t.  This cute couple also knew the experiment would end after seven 
 days.  Shira is a nutritionist and teacher.  Yoav is a cooperative husband 
 as long as he could be a wise guy all week.   But Yoav also says, “I 
 missed sweets and meat.  I wanted to be a little lazy and I wanted to have 
 snacks and I wanted to be spoiled, just like your average American does.” 
  The couple also supplemented their diet by finding some free samples and 
 adding one taste of dumpster diving.\n\nWe live in an affluent country 
 where, nevertheless, one in eight people is eligible for food stamps.  We 
 (taxpayers) subsidize big companies to make big profits producing and 
 selling sugar (especially high fructose corn syrup) and fat (especially 
 hydrogenated).  The cheapest, most accessible and most heavily marketed 
 foods are the least nutritious.  Fruits and vegetables cost more in large 
 part because these foods are not on corporate welfare and have nowhere near 
 the advertising budget.\n\nThis film is brought to us by Dana Frasz, 
 Founder and Director of Food Shift.   Food Shift is an Earth Island 
 Institute sponsored project dedicated to building a more just and 
 sustainable food system that curbs waste, empowers communities, respects 
 the environment, and nourishes all people.  Food Shift educates and 
 empowers consumers, businesses, and communities by increasing awareness 
 about food waste and inspiring food-related behavior change.  By trimming 
 our waste and diverting food loss, we can feed the hungry, create jobs, 
 combat climate change, conserve natural resources, and cultivate more 
 sustainable communities.  Please join us to see the film and participate in 
 discussions facilitated by Dana Frasz and co-Director, Yoav 
 Potash.\n\nWheelchair accessible around the corner at  411  28th  
 Street\n\n$5 donations are accepted\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/28/18716531.php
SUMMARY:Food Stamped
LOCATION:Humanist Hall\n390  27th  Street\nuptown Oakland, between Telegraph and 
 Broadway\nhttp://www.HumanistHall.org
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/28/18716531.php
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