To note that. Finally let me say on our i didnt touch on our other nutrition programs among the 15, we know unfortunately theyre needed more than ever now than. They didnt exist during the last depression. These programs are really important. They are important that they are responsive as well. Responsive not only in terms of individual need but whats going on in the American Economy. And i mention that very importantly as it pertains to the s. N. A. P. Program. S. N. A. P. Had a Significant Growth during this recession, extended recession. Both because the number of people who qualify, who were citizens or legal u. S. Residents under certain incomes grew by millions but also states took action, 40 something states in particular, made special efforts to really simplify access for eligible consumers in their respective states. It went up because of what was going on in the American Economy. Had it been block granted as some proposed more recently it would have been basically unable to r
No one entity, no one law, no one anything is going to solve the challenge of creating a Food Environment and landscape that makes it easier, makes it not just easier, makes it easy to eat healthy. So its going to take the work of everybody and it is taking the work of everybody. But ultimately, we are a part of that, and so i think ultimately the Health Outcomes and obesity rates, theres a lot of other indicators that we are looking at to see are we on track, are we making progress. And those are things we look at a lot of the consumption patterns, things like fruits, vegetables consumption, water consumption just this last year regain the number one spot for the first time in decades as the most consumed drink, which is a big deal and really indicative of a shift thats under way. Of user fruits and vegetable consumption was up in a year given the economy we were not expecting that. We are seeing those kinds of ships, restaurants or sing shifts about what is being sold on their menus.