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Capital News 9
Veggie mobile hits the Capital Region
Updated: 05/24/2009 12:27 PM By: Kim Lengle
CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. -- Carrots, green peppers, bananas, all
brought to you on four wheels.
"The corner market where a lot of people do their shopping don't
have fresh produce," said Amy Klein Executive Director of Capital
District Community Gardens.
"And the produce is sold at whole sale cost and so it's about
half the cost for what people could buy it for at the supermarket,"
said Klein.
But the real savings come from promoting wellness and a healthy
life style.
The latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control put
health care costs for obesity as high as $93 billion a year.
While most Americans are living longer, healthier lives, people
who live in cities or who are poor are still struggling with basic
quality of life issues. Poor nutrition in the capital district is
something that one group is taking aim at. As our Kim Lengle
explains, they're getting world-wide attention.
"If we are able to tackle some of the these health concerns at
the core of where the health problems are happening because of poor
nutrition, then we wouldn't have to invest the billions and
trillions of dollars on the back end when people are getting heart
disease, when people are getting diabetes and when we are battling
childhood obesity," said Klein.
In fact, the truck's become so popular it's just been named a
finalist in a world-wide health competition.
An ounce of prevention and a whole lot of nutrition.
For more information, visit www.changemakers.com/designingforbetterhealth
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