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Representative barbara lee, one of four members of congress who took the food stamp challenge. Food inc this film touches on the politics of food production, farming, obesity and disease in our 21stcentury diet. Nutrition educator shira potash teaches nutritionbased cooking classes to elementary school students in lowincome neighborhoods, most of whom are eligible for food. Food stamped is a firstperson documentary on the challenge of eating healthy on a food stamp budget.
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