Federal Health Experts Plan to Turn Our Shopping Carts Into Computerized Versions of Michelle Obama

Photo Credit: IJ Review

Photo Credit: IJ Review

First, it was Michelle’s White House vegetable garden. Then it was her school lunch program. Now, a new report from the Department of Agriculture explains that the government wants to use a variety of tools – including “talking shopping carts” – to influence the items we buy at the grocery store.

The 80-page report, prepared by an “expert panel,” makes recommendations on how to “nudge” the more than 47 million Americans on food stamps (SNAP) into spending their benefits on fruits and vegetables.

“Most Americans, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants, do not purchase enough whole grains, dark green and orange vegetables, and legumes, and purchase too many items with excess calories from fats and added sugars.”

Enter the talking shopping cart.

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