The Issue: The city’s enforcement of nutritional guidelines for food served in NYC homeless shelters.
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“No Kugel for You!” (Jeff Stier, PostOpinion, March 19) highlights New York City’s food police.
Food donated to government-run facilities that serve the city’s homeless may not meet the nutritional rules, but I am sure that the homeless appreciate a good meal from a caring person, and are not concerned if there are two servings of vegetables with each meal.
Decent food from a clean place beats food from a dumpster any day.
Tom Lienhard
Westfield, NJ
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I don’t know how New Yorkers do it.
I can’t imagine having an ultra-rich mayor who has the time to dictate what people eat. Can you imagine what the food police eat for lunch at their swanky troughs?
It’s just more of the liberals’ “do as I say, not as I do” mentality.
Our country is being destroyed by so-called do-gooders and political correctness.
B. Kurtz
Fort Wayne, Ind.
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The regulations on food requirements for the homeless are for government-run shelters, but there appear to be no restrictions on faith-based organizations distributing food.
Here is a simple way for those at Ohab Zedek to continue to help: After a Bat Mitzvah (or similar festive occasion with lots of food) has concluded, post a sign on the door that reads “All Those Who Are Hungry, Come and Eat.”
The word will get around soon enough, and no food will go to waste.
Lavie Margolin
The Bronx