Who is "hungry" or the "food-insecure" in America?
The people who are hungry or food-insecure in America vary widely across the states. People who live in highly urbanized areas as well as extremely rural areas both face challenges that influence whether or not they are hungry or food-insecure. Sadly, the population that is most affected by this issue at the moment are children. When children are raised by single parents, parents who work multiply jobs or can’t work at all, acquiring and preparing healthy nutritious food can be a challenge to say the least. If a parent are guardian has to worry about keeping the lights on and whether they can pay the A/C or heating bill, then chances are a variety of fresh healthy foods are not a part of the house hold planning budget.
What is a "food desert?"
Before reading the book and watching all of the videos (sorry, I watched before I read the assignment) I did not know what a “food desert” or “food swamp” was. Additionally, prior to viewing these assignments I would say I was pig-headed and highly unaware to the fact that this was an issue at all. A “food desert” is typically an urban (although it can be a rural area) area of approximately a half mile, in which there is no place to purchase fresh produce or meat. Living in a food desert means your food options are …show more content…
If a person has little money to spend on food they are going to purchase what they can afford that has the most calories, junk food. If you live in a food desert then you don’t even have the option to spend your money, the little you do have, on fresh food, because it is not available to you. And by eating high calorie low nutrition food you are depriving your body of needed nutrients while ingesting high amounts of fat and sugar. This type of diet will lead to malnutrition and obesity. One can see how hunger, food deserts and obesity are directly
The people who are hungry or food-insecure in America vary widely across the states. People who live in highly urbanized areas as well as extremely rural areas both face challenges that influence whether or not they are hungry or food-insecure. Sadly, the population that is most affected by this issue at the moment are children. When children are raised by single parents, parents who work multiply jobs or can’t work at all, acquiring and preparing healthy nutritious food can be a challenge to say the least. If a parent are guardian has to worry about keeping the lights on and whether they can pay the A/C or heating bill, then chances are a variety of fresh healthy foods are not a part of the house hold planning budget.
What is a "food desert?"
Before reading the book and watching all of the videos (sorry, I watched before I read the assignment) I did not know what a “food desert” or “food swamp” was. Additionally, prior to viewing these assignments I would say I was pig-headed and highly unaware to the fact that this was an issue at all. A “food desert” is typically an urban (although it can be a rural area) area of approximately a half mile, in which there is no place to purchase fresh produce or meat. Living in a food desert means your food options are …show more content…
If a person has little money to spend on food they are going to purchase what they can afford that has the most calories, junk food. If you live in a food desert then you don’t even have the option to spend your money, the little you do have, on fresh food, because it is not available to you. And by eating high calorie low nutrition food you are depriving your body of needed nutrients while ingesting high amounts of fat and sugar. This type of diet will lead to malnutrition and obesity. One can see how hunger, food deserts and obesity are directly