http://liveandeatgreen.com Lessons in food policy Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://liveandeatgreen.com/2012/06/26/to-do-tuesday-eat-less-meat/#comment-71 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:33:24 +0000 https://meghanhall.wordpress.com/?p=245#comment-71 [...] Monday(which I’ve spoken about before) has gotten quite a bit of unexpected press this week. On page three of an internal [...]

]]> http://liveandeatgreen.com/2012/07/09/should-the-food-industry-be-regulated/#comment-43 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 02:06:22 +0000 https://meghanhall.wordpress.com/?p=267#comment-43 That’s a really good point that I hadn’t thought about! We obviously know that there’s a difference between Coke and Vermont maple syrup (which is delicious), but the question is how that would be differentiated in a piece of legislation. Hmm…perhaps it would only be applicable to products with added sugar that are sold as beverages?

]]> http://liveandeatgreen.com/2012/07/09/should-the-food-industry-be-regulated/#comment-42 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 01:05:55 +0000 https://meghanhall.wordpress.com/?p=267#comment-42 I think a soda tax is a good way to get people to think before they buy too much of something that’s bad for them. (Plus, we all know there are plenty of good places that extra money can go.) I’m hesitant to totally advocate for it, though, because I think once we start taxing food, the line can easily get blurry. If you’re going to tax sugary items, should you tax pure maple syrup? I don’t think so, but I can see how the argument could be made.

]]> http://liveandeatgreen.com/2012/01/29/school-lunch-progress/#comment-12 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:21:26 +0000 https://meghanhall.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-12 Hey there – just wanted to thank you for the Lunch Tray shout out and for a great analysis of the new standards!

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