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Food Stamped

Food Stamped

Is it possible to eat healthy on a food stamp budget?

Genres

Documentary

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Food Stamped is an informative and humorous documentary film following a couple as they attempt to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet on a food stamp budget. Nutrition educator Shira Potash teaches nutrition-based cooking classes to elementary school students in low-income neighborhoods, most of whom are eligible for food stamps. In an attempt to walk a mile in their shoes, Shira and her documentary filmmaker husband embark on the food stamp challenge where they eat on roughly one dollar per meal. Along the way, they consult with food justice activists, nutrition experts, politicians, and ordinary people living on food stamps, all in order to take a deep look at the struggles low-income Americans face every day while trying to put three-square meals on the table.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

09 October 2010

Country

United States of America

Cast

Shira Potash

Shira Potash

Herself

Yoav Potash

Yoav Potash

Self

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