Flam project: an allowance to encourage the consumption of fruits and vegetables – Le Figaro

The allocation to the poorest families in the commune of Saint-Denis in the form of vouchers. Through this project, the Ministry of Health wishes to participate in the food balance back in the less affluent households.

The ads continue to recall: “We must eat five fruits and vegetables a day.” Yes but now, these healthy products are not always accessible to the most disadvantaged because of their cost. To remedy this problem, the Ministry of Health launched the project “Flam” (Fruits and vegetables at home) which aims to encourage the consumption of fruits and vegetables in the town of Saint-Denis, near Paris.

Listed in the columns of the Paris , Camille Brauer-Buscail, doctor responsible for leading the project Flam, said: “In the poorest areas, food is a public health issue, because fruits and vegetables which reduces Consumer Affairs on disease risk, are expensive. ” In other words, a poor family generally has a lower power quality to that of a more wealthy family

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That’s why a hundred disadvantaged families consisting of at least one child between three and ten years were selected by associations to receive vouchers worth up 16 to 24 euros per month in order to buy fruit and vegetables. These good buying used both in supermarkets in Saint-Denis as among market vendors can be used to buy fresh, frozen or even canned and stewed.

More than project, “Flam” wants to be a real study. Indeed, the goal is “to observe whether the fact of lifting the financial bounds will actually encourage the purchase and consumption within families,” it said on the website of the city of Saint-Denis. A follow-up will be conducted with selected families who will answer three questionnaires about their way of consuming food at the beginning, middle and end of the study (after one year). If successful, the operation could be sustained and extended to other cities.

To accompany families, cooking workshops are set up in community centers. The presence of a dietician-nutritionist helps provide more information to parents and children and provide them with guidance on food balance. It remains to wait for the first results. If it is positive, genuine allocation fruits and vegetables could be created to promote the “healthy eating”.