Barry Baines

And then in addition, another area is that school lunches and breakfasts, too,

And then in addition, another area is that school lunches and breakfasts, too,

be an opportunity that oftentimes um you know a lot of students in schools are eligible for reduced or free lunches and they also get breakfast and so i'm just you know you know wondering how how significant and i think it does play a significant role but i haven't looked at the research and so i'd be curious to hear from you know teresa both you and julie about that issue if you don't have access julie talked about access to food if you don't have access

be an opportunity that oftentimes um you know a lot of students in schools are eligible for reduced or free lunches and they also get breakfast and so i'm just you know you know wondering how how significant and i think it does play a significant role but i haven't looked at the research and so i'd be curious to hear from you know teresa both you and julie about that issue if you don't have access julie talked about access to food if you don't have access

to healthy foods you know you have to eat and unfortunately you get lots of calories then you know there might be empty calories but people do need we need calories to carry on and function um and oftentimes these uh low nutrition calories tend to be the most affordable which kind of gets you in this downward spiral and a trap of you know i gotta feed my family i don't have access to

to healthy foods you know you have to eat and unfortunately you get lots of calories then you know there might be empty calories but people do need we need calories to carry on and function um and oftentimes these uh low nutrition calories tend to be the most affordable which kind of gets you in this downward spiral and a trap of you know i gotta feed my family i don't have access to

healthy food. So I just wonder if we could just talk a little bit about that. I know we're not going to solve the world's problems on that, but understanding that, that always has been something that pops into my head as being, you know, a significant issue if we're going to make headway and do education.

healthy food. So I just wonder if we could just talk a little bit about that. I know we're not going to solve the world's problems on that, but understanding that, that always has been something that pops into my head as being, you know, a significant issue if we're going to make headway and do education.

Oh, OK.

Oh, OK.

Barry. in addition to the thank yous, I think this is a more of a beginning conversation. And I think getting the word out and getting people talking about this as an issue can also, I hope, create some momentum toward understanding and action. And this is just wonderful to certainly Teresa to reconnect with you and Julie to meet you and

Barry. in addition to the thank yous, I think this is a more of a beginning conversation. And I think getting the word out and getting people talking about this as an issue can also, I hope, create some momentum toward understanding and action. And this is just wonderful to certainly Teresa to reconnect with you and Julie to meet you and

a topic that just is of such importance to all communities, but certainly in the Minnesota community. So thank you so much.

a topic that just is of such importance to all communities, but certainly in the Minnesota community. So thank you so much.

Yeah, Barry. Yeah, one of the things that I wanted to just pick up on is what Clarence had mentioned, and actually all of us have talked about the complexity of this issue. And oftentimes it seems to me that there is a significant knowledge gap, and especially for families, in that they really, they don't know what they don't know. And so they don't know what questions to ask.

Yeah, Barry. Yeah, one of the things that I wanted to just pick up on is what Clarence had mentioned, and actually all of us have talked about the complexity of this issue. And oftentimes it seems to me that there is a significant knowledge gap, and especially for families, in that they really, they don't know what they don't know. And so they don't know what questions to ask.

And as a result of that, my question is really more what resources might be available for either a checklist of things to cover, a script that they can have the conversation, just a sidebar. My wife and I were involved in having our well, Sandy's mom, but my mother-in-law who had dementia to move into a long-term care facility. And of course she said she never wanted to do that.

And as a result of that, my question is really more what resources might be available for either a checklist of things to cover, a script that they can have the conversation, just a sidebar. My wife and I were involved in having our well, Sandy's mom, but my mother-in-law who had dementia to move into a long-term care facility. And of course she said she never wanted to do that.

And soon after we did that, my wife and I had had the conversation that sort of like what Clarence was talking about as well, is that when it came to be that time, even if I might not like it, I know that in the bigger picture, that might be the best thing to do. And oftentimes, once you broach the subject and have the conversation, it's easier to talk about.

And soon after we did that, my wife and I had had the conversation that sort of like what Clarence was talking about as well, is that when it came to be that time, even if I might not like it, I know that in the bigger picture, that might be the best thing to do. And oftentimes, once you broach the subject and have the conversation, it's easier to talk about.