Living on Handouts

While preparing to write her book, Eating Between the Lines: The Supermarket Shopper's Guide to the Truth Behind Food Labels, author Kimberly Lord Stewart, her husband and her teenage son agreed to live on food rations for one week. The food they received was from a non-profit food bank in her hometown of Denver, Colorado, which distributes food to 90 agencies.

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L.A. Food Bank: They inspect all of the food that is received -- all expiration dates are checked and they reject any food that is unacceptable. Approximately 80% of the produce is useable and any produce that is unusable is discarded.

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