Sesame Street is introducing a new muppet: her name is Lilly and she's from a poor family who deals with "food insecurity." Lilly presumably represents the estimated 17 million American children who have limited or uncertain access to food. So I guess Sesame Street is located in an urban "food desert"--who knew?
I seem to recall that the food police forced Cookie Monster to cut back on the cookies years ago. Maybe he can share some of the cookies he's saved with Lilly?
I know that there are hungry families out there, and it's a sad thing. They are the ones who are truly poor, rather than the 'poor' children who we are constantly told are getting too fat. In some cases, personal responsibility is more of a factor than income or access to food.
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