Filing Under Terrible: Weight Watchers for Teens and Blue Apron for Poor People
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I've got two seemingly unrelated food things on my mind this week: Earlier this month, Weight Watchers announced plans to offer free memberships to teenagers this summer. And then last week, the Trump administration announced a proposal to replace half of a family's food stamps budget with an "American Harvest Box," of USA-grown food. White House OMB Director Mick Mulvaney described the new plan as "a Blue Apron-type program," which was immediately mocked as an obvious reach. (Somehow I don't see the USDA springing for full-color recipe cards — plus, what gourmet delicacy can you whip up with shelf stable milk, peanut butter, canned fruit and cereal?)
Filing Under Terrible: Weight Watchers for Teens and Blue Apron for Poor People
Filing Under Terrible: Weight Watchers for…
Filing Under Terrible: Weight Watchers for Teens and Blue Apron for Poor People
I've got two seemingly unrelated food things on my mind this week: Earlier this month, Weight Watchers announced plans to offer free memberships to teenagers this summer. And then last week, the Trump administration announced a proposal to replace half of a family's food stamps budget with an "American Harvest Box," of USA-grown food. White House OMB Director Mick Mulvaney described the new plan as "a Blue Apron-type program," which was immediately mocked as an obvious reach. (Somehow I don't see the USDA springing for full-color recipe cards — plus, what gourmet delicacy can you whip up with shelf stable milk, peanut butter, canned fruit and cereal?)