Too Much Too Little Summary

To summarize, “Too Much, Too Little” demonstrates the hardships and efforts of improving the health of impoverished communities in South Texas. The article focuses on the Salas family as they struggle to live off food stamps and deal with the consequences a poor diet has on their health. The article also reveals how political and educational efforts are not always efficient in improving the health of the community. Texas State Representative, Terry Canales made the initial effort of banning the purchase of energy drinks with food stamps, which resulted in his bill being opposed and questioned by the majority of lawmakers, even Canales itself. As for education, even when reaching out individually to each home in the community, it seemed impossible
Very similarly to State Representative Terry Canales, I strongly believe that funding for the regulation of food stamps in this community should go into improving the accessibility of needed resources. For these communities one of the hardest parts in their journey to a better health was their availability to fresh produce and healthier products near their communities. It is also essential to reduce and ban certain products from being sold in these communities and to implement regulation to food specifically sold to children. As they often say, “Out of sight, out of mind”, regulation will force families to rethink their decision and perhaps if they are unable to find junk food they might end up buying healthier alternatives. Recent studies have demonstrated that many fruits and vegetables are cheaper than other manufactured products but in communities like these convenience and the environment seems to overpower the need to eat healthier. In order to improve the health of the community the causes of the problem must be