Last night Beyonce paid tribute to Michael Jackson at the BET awards, calling him her “teacher and hero.”  But I have a feeling Beyonce is a hero to many people and not just for her music. She recently made a PSA for Feeding America’s Helping Hand campaign:

I am all in favor of Feeding America but I do have my reservations about processed and packaged food like Hamburger Helper.

For too long we’ve allowed unhealthy foods to be made for cheap by arguing that they help to feed people, when the reality is that these cheap foods just make it harder for people without a lot of money to eat well.

I wish instead there were more programs that focused on teaching people to grow their own food (even in urban environments) and also worked to get healthy foods subsidized by the government.  Oh well, one battle at a time.