Ending Domestic Hunger

Question 1

What can communities do to end domestic hunger?

Answer 1

• Inventory the types of food stores that are in the community
• How can the community partners with local store to improve offering?
• What about programs, community gardens, exercise programs, healthy school lunches
• Feeding America
• Not one single solution

Question 2

What is a food desert?

Answer 2

• A geographic area that have no mainstream grocery stores
• Have an imbalance of food choice- a heavy concentration of fringe food high in salt, fat, sugar
• Residents of food deserts suffer worse diet related health outcomes such as: obesity, heart disease, premature death

Question 3

Mainstream Grocer

Answer 3

Can support a healthy diet – they sell an assortment of healthy fresh foods (produce, fruit, dairy and meats)

Question 4

Fringe Foods

Answer 4

Fast food restaurants, convenience stores, gas stations

• Sell ready made, fast, boxed and other types of food healthy food is not the primary
• Foods are usually high in salt, fat and sugar very limited in nutritional value