As part of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign is an initiative to end ‘Food Deserts’ throughout America in 7 years. Food Deserts are basically any community or town across America that doesn’t have easy access to a supermarket, keeping families from buying fresh produce and other healthy foods.

After watching this video I couldn’t help but think about St Bernard. I’ve worked here for 8 months now and I still have trouble finding a healthy place to eat lunch. Even though St Bernard cuisine is delicious (Fried Shrimp Po-Boys and Muffulettas…) it is far from healthy. To make matters worse, since the food bank budget cuts we have been getting more and more unhealthy foods donated to us, and because we barely have anything to give them in the first place a considerable amount of the food we give out is cakes, donuts, cupcakes, and other desserts.

Money is needed to bring nutritious foods into a community either through a supermarket or a food pantry. Do you think St Bernard is a Food Desert?

(via Feeding America)