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Post by account_disabled on Dec 31, 2023 8:52:42 GMT
Almost all that remains is that strange snapshot of the first bite its shape a glowing emptiness in my minds eye. Join one million Future fans by liking us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter or Instagram. If you liked this story sign up for the weekly bbc.com features newsletter called The Essential List a handpicked selection of stories from BBC Future Culture Worklife Travel and Reel delivered to your inbox every Friday . ADVERTISEMENT FOOD Europes unique trials in food social security Share using Email Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Linkedin Image credit Getty Images The rising cost of living has put pressure on lowincome families seeking to buy healthy nutritious food Credit Getty Images By Kira Walker nd March Mobile App Development Service As food prices rise around the world and access to healthy nutrition falls trials in France and Belgium are experimenting with a unique social security for food. O On a crisp winter morning in Schaerbeek a vibrant neighbourhood in northeast Brussels MarieChristine Hache walks the aisles of BEES Coop supermarket filling her cart with organic fruit vegetables nuts rice pulses and pasta. For Hache the burden of grocery shopping amidst recordhigh prices has been eased through her participation in one of two novel initiatives trialling social security for food. The affordability of food is a growing concern for increasing numbers of households worldwide as people struggle to cope with the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation.
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