AMERICANS WANT MORE MONEY, MORE LIMITS FOR SNAP

The majority of Americans support increasing the amount of money SNAP recipients get each month, and they also very much support limiting what people can buy with those benefits, according to a new survey. The national survey included more than 7,000 voters and was part of a broader effort to gauge public opinion on a variety of anti-poverty programs. Participants were told that SNAP recipients who live alone earn on average $542 a month in income and get $140 a month in benefits. Overall, 81% of respondents said they favored raising the monthly benefit for such recipients. Among Republicans, 66% supported raising benefits. Among Democrats, it was 93%.  Those surveyed also expressed strong support for prohibiting soda and candy purchases using SNAP benefits. More than two-thirds favored banning such candy purchases (among Republicans, 85% supported, among Democrats 68%); 73% of respondents wanted to ban soda purchases (Republicans, 82%, Democrats, 67%).

Source: Voice of the People, 4/26/17, SNAP Survey

Jr. Iron Chef registration is open

5th Annual North Country Jr. Iron Chef is Coming!

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Registration is Open!   Space is limited, don't delay!

FORM teams of 3 to 5 middle or high school age youth CREATE healthy recipes using a combination of Local & USDA commodity foods    COMPETE against teams from Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis & St. Lawrence counties

JOIN US! March 11, 2017 at  A.A.K. Middle School, Potsdam Check out event guidelines, see pictures and videos, & browse recipes at ncjrironchef.org

Important 2017 Update! Registration is limited to one team per division (middle or high school) per school or organization.  See more updates to the competition at ncjrironchef.org. North Country Jr. Iron Chef is a project of the Health Initiative.

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North Country Junior Iron Chef

On Saturday, I took part in a judging panel for the 2016 North Country Junior Iron Chef competition.  Twenty-eight teams of middle and high school students from across the North Country took part with original recipes that incorporated both locally-grown foods and foods that schools get from the USDA commodities program.

I was awed and inspired by the students creativity, teamwork and the amazing dishes they created.  These students give me hope for a future where we grow more of our food locally and where everyone has access to and understanding of a healthy diet.

See some photos and read more in the Watertown Daily Times coverage of the event.  And all of the recipes will be online at http://www.ncjrironchef.org/# soon!  I know I plan to try some of them at home, you may want to, also!

Gloria

Junior Iron Chef registration open

4th Annual North Country Jr. Iron Chef is Coming! ncjrironchef.org Registration is Open Online Space is limited, don't delay! FORM teams of 3 to 5 middle or high school age youth CREATE healthy recipes using a combination of Local & USDA commodity foods COMPETE against teams from Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis & St. Lawrence counties JOIN US! March 12, 2016 at  A.A.K. Middle School, Potsdam Check out event guidelines, see pictures and videos, & browse cookbooks at ncjrironchef.org North Country Jr. Iron Chef is a project of the Health Initiative.         North Country Jr. Iron Chef 2016 Platinum Presenter Sponsor: North Country Jr. Iron Chef | Health Initiative, Inc. | 315.261.4760|ncjrironchef@gethealthyslc.org| ncjrironchef.org