Is more fresh produce making a difference?

Last year, 6.5 million pounds of the 14 million pounds of food that Foodshare distributed was fresh fruits and vegetables - nearly half!  We often talk about how proud we are of having made the transition from mostly non-perishable food to mostly perishable and healthier foods and how we hope we are making a difference in low-income people's diets and health.

This article on Slate, Food Deserts Aren't the Problem, shares a different point of view on the value of getting fresh fruits and vegetables into low-income neighborhoods and whether that will have a positive impact on people's health.  I was particularly struck by this quote, which sounds a lot like things I say, right up until the last sentence, which I have never said, but perhaps should!  "...in general they (low-income people) are preoccupied with very different choices than wealthier people are: Should I pay my electricity or my water bill? Can I pay my rent and buy my kid a pair of school shoes? The immediacy of these pressures may make it more difficult to think about how eating choices today will affect health 10 or 20 years from now."