“... it is up to the adults to decide what is appropriate to feed their own families.”
You are exactly correct. “Should I get the red beans or the navy beans? The white rice or the brown rice,...
Sounds oh so virtuous, but you have just endorsed another form of fascistic slavery. Better to just transfer tax receipts to charity instead (see my above).
Should I support abortions or not? Should I subsidize health care for elected officials and their staff? Should I agree to give millions and billions of dollars to enemy governments? There are bigger fish to fry - and people who eat nothing but beans and rice can develop some serious illnesses such as beriberi.