USDA to Spend $10 Million to Help Fund Michelle Obama‘s ’Food Deserts’ | The Blaze

USDA to Spend $10 Million to Help Fund Michelle Obama‘s ’Food Deserts’ | The Blaze: "First, it was the creation of a new “plate” graphic that instructs Americans about what they should be eating. Now, the Agriculture Department is infusing more financial resources into a grant program that will promote farmer’s markets in rural and urban areas across America.

This year, the USDA will provide $10 million in grants, thus doubling what was allocated during Fiscal Year 2010, to help create roadside stands and healthy food outlets. These new venues will be strategically placed in “food deserts.” In the past, Michelle Obama has described these areas as places where “…families wind up buying their groceries at the local gas station or convenience store, places that offer few, if any, healthy options.”

This uptick in government investment coincides with the belief that these food deserts contribute to obesity. Below, WOAI-TV covers how these healthy-food deficient areas impact residents:"

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