Calley Means
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you hit on something else. So I'll name the names, the Consumer Brands Association, the American Beverage Association. These groups to this day are arguing petroleum based dyes are safe. And the American Beverage Association, Charlie, another huge win from President Trump and Secretary Kennedy. They've said we need to take soda off food stamps. Why is soda
Soda, sugar-laden soda, the number one item on food stamps, $140 billion entitlement program that's supposed to be going to nutrition for lower-income Americans. We are literally subsidizing $10 trillion, excuse me, $10 billion a year from food stamps from the federal treasury to soda companies. The American Beverage Association just last week said it was anti-science.
Soda, sugar-laden soda, the number one item on food stamps, $140 billion entitlement program that's supposed to be going to nutrition for lower-income Americans. We are literally subsidizing $10 trillion, excuse me, $10 billion a year from food stamps from the federal treasury to soda companies. The American Beverage Association just last week said it was anti-science.
to suggest that subsidized soda for kids increases obesity. So these groups, the American Beverage Association and the Consumer Brands Association, which is where all these food companies hide, should absolutely be called out. You mentioned the dietary guidelines and Froot Loops not being healthy in general. That's very important. The U.S.
to suggest that subsidized soda for kids increases obesity. So these groups, the American Beverage Association and the Consumer Brands Association, which is where all these food companies hide, should absolutely be called out. You mentioned the dietary guidelines and Froot Loops not being healthy in general. That's very important. The U.S.
government recommends Fruit Loops as part of a healthy diet. The NIH funded a study under Biden that said Fruit Loops and Honey Nut Cheerios were healthier than ground beef, than grass-fed beef and eggs. That's literally the guidance that's been coming out of the NIH. That study was also funded by food companies. A very important thing Secretary Kennedy is going to do.
government recommends Fruit Loops as part of a healthy diet. The NIH funded a study under Biden that said Fruit Loops and Honey Nut Cheerios were healthier than ground beef, than grass-fed beef and eggs. That's literally the guidance that's been coming out of the NIH. That study was also funded by food companies. A very important thing Secretary Kennedy is going to do.
It's not regulation, but it's getting control of our dietary guidelines. We're Right now, the dietary guidelines recommend this crap to kids. They recommend added sugar as part of a two-year-old's healthy diet. They recommend ultra-processed food as part of a healthy diet. They say meat is bad and the best source of protein is beans. It is insane.
It's not regulation, but it's getting control of our dietary guidelines. We're Right now, the dietary guidelines recommend this crap to kids. They recommend added sugar as part of a two-year-old's healthy diet. They recommend ultra-processed food as part of a healthy diet. They say meat is bad and the best source of protein is beans. It is insane.
President Biden said the top goal for the nutrition guidelines during his term was equity and inclusion. It should be about scientific rigor. Secretary Kennedy yesterday at HHS said a profound statement to me, Charlie. He said, sugar is poison. Now, that doesn't mean we're banning sugar. That doesn't mean you can't have your Coke.
President Biden said the top goal for the nutrition guidelines during his term was equity and inclusion. It should be about scientific rigor. Secretary Kennedy yesterday at HHS said a profound statement to me, Charlie. He said, sugar is poison. Now, that doesn't mean we're banning sugar. That doesn't mean you can't have your Coke.
But we should not be recommending it from the government, and we should not be subsidizing it. That's the first two years of MAHA here, Charlie. We're going to get the scientific recommendations correct so parents can make informed decisions, and we're going to stop the subsidies. Right now, 90% of our agriculture subsidies go to ultra-processed food, corn, soy, wheat.
But we should not be recommending it from the government, and we should not be subsidizing it. That's the first two years of MAHA here, Charlie. We're going to get the scientific recommendations correct so parents can make informed decisions, and we're going to stop the subsidies. Right now, 90% of our agriculture subsidies go to ultra-processed food, corn, soy, wheat.
0.4% go to fruits and vegetables. There's some basic market co-option that Secretary Kennedy, working closely with Brooke Rowlands, who's been a champion on this, is going to fix.
0.4% go to fruits and vegetables. There's some basic market co-option that Secretary Kennedy, working closely with Brooke Rowlands, who's been a champion on this, is going to fix.
We got Marty McCary, the FDA commissioner, the FDA commissioner who who issued and and Bonnie Hari on the White House. And we've got a full, full, full court press here. That's awesome.
We got Marty McCary, the FDA commissioner, the FDA commissioner who who issued and and Bonnie Hari on the White House. And we've got a full, full, full court press here. That's awesome.
No brainer. We got Vani Hari here to food, babe, Charlie.
No brainer. We got Vani Hari here to food, babe, Charlie.
three amazing big win, Charlie. This is something that really matters to moms. This is you see this, Charlie. And I know Turning Point saw this and you saw this early. This is an issue. I remember when Secretary Kennedy endorsed President Trump. It wasn't on front page news, but you were talking about the grassroots. X was talking about this is changing the country here, Charlie.