Will shoppers on food stamps pick up fresher foods?
Clip: 2/16/2016 | 6m 17s
The U.S. government wants Americans who receive food stamps to choose healthier foods.
The U.S. government wants to steer the 46 million Americans who receive food stamps toward healthier food choices. The USDA plans to require retailers that accept those benefits to stock more fresh foods. But would healthier options change behavior? Gwen Ifill talks to Yael Lehmann, executive director of the Food Trust.
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Will shoppers on food stamps pick up fresher foods?
Clip: 2/16/2016 | 6m 17s
The U.S. government wants to steer the 46 million Americans who receive food stamps toward healthier food choices. The USDA plans to require retailers that accept those benefits to stock more fresh foods. But would healthier options change behavior? Gwen Ifill talks to Yael Lehmann, executive director of the Food Trust.
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