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A U.S. Representative from Ohio has decided that healthy eating should be a political issue.

According to Roll Call, “Rep. Tim Ryan’s ideal world would contain children snacking on salad at the school lunch table, local farmers supplying organic fruit to universities and community gardens replacing even the most dilapidated urban centers.”

His book is “The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm,” and it “offers a blueprint for federal policies the Ohio Democrat believes could open a pathway to such a society.”

“He writes in the 201-page book that he wants Congress to force truth in food-labeling measures, and jabs at Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo, who introduced a bill that would block federal or state action to require labeling of foods made with genetically engineered ingredients.”

The piece continues: “The congressman suggests the Department of Agriculture could give grants to school districts to install salad bars and save on Medicaid costs, admitting it may sound wacky but adding, “In my estimation, we need a garden in every school yard, a salad bar in every school lunch room and a healthy kitchen in every schoolhouse.”