Editor:
I had a refreshing experience at Whole Foods on 5th and Wilshire. There were two small boxes by the front door and a mother took a banana, peeled it and gave it to her child without going to the cash register. The boxes had a sign that said free fruit for children to encourage healthy habits. Maybe some institutions can stop giving children free suckers.
Margo Verge
Santa Monica
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 15, 2016. Read the original PDF.