Quiz 4 Flashcards
What are the top produced crops in the US? (top 10, % each)
Soybeans - 28%
Corn grain- 27%
Hay- 16%
Wheat - 12%
Haylage - 3%
Cotton - 3%
Corn Silage - 2%
Sorghum - 2%
Barley- 1%
Rice - 1%
What crops are the basis for the majority of “ultra-processed” foods? What is ultra-processed food?
Soybeans, Corn, Wheat, Sugarcane
How does what we “grow” as a nation contradict what we tell the general public to consume? (e.g., what are we growing, vs. what we tell people to eat w/ MyPlate- main nutrition education tool of the USDA to translate the Dietary Guidelines for Americans)
What is included in the US Food System (process/steps, parts)
Resources, Production, Processing, Distribution, Retail, Consumption, Waste Management
Describe “food justice”- and connect it to food security and nutrition
Access to nutritious, affordable, and culturally appropriate foods for all.
Where does most food waste occur? Why does food waste matter?
At homes mostly
Restaurants, grocery stores
Greenhouse gasses, environmental impacts on soil and water, money wasted, human health issues
What are the top 5 reasons to eat local (which is the same as eating in season)?
Environmental (greenhouse gasses w/ transportation, soil, water), local business support, $/profit stays in the community/benefits the community, decreased transportation, seasonal produce can be more inexpensive, fresh food
What qualifies as “local” food? (why do you have to be careful with what is said to be local”, why would you want to . . . look into it if this is something you value?)
- Very limited standards
- Produced/distributed in a local/limited region (could be 100 miles..so might not be local)
What is a CSA?- define/describe.
- Community Supported Agriculture
- a system where consumers buy a “share” of a farm’s harvest in advance, essentially becoming a member of the farm, and receive regular deliveries of fresh, seasonal produce throughout the growing season, directly supporting the local farmer and sharing the risks and rewards of farming with them; it’s a way to buy local, fresh food directly from the source
What are 4 components of food security
Quality, quantity, healthy active lifestyle, and socially acceptable acquisition
How are very low and low food security similar and different
- Same in the quality of the food is lacking in some sense
- Different in quantity- very low is when hunger is present
How do food security and nutrition security relate?
Food security is general access to food in a socially acceptable way that promotes a healthy, active lifestyle
Nutrition security is access to enough healthy food that promotes general well-being and health.
You need to be food secure first to then be nutritionally secure.
What is the greatest predictor of food insecurity?
Poverty level
What are at least 5 adverse outcomes (results) of food insecurity
- Declined mental health
- hospital re-admissions
- malnutrition
- decreased food literacy
- increased BP
- increased HbA1C
- poor nutritional status
How is screening for food insecurity different from measuring it? What tools are there to screen? What tools to measure?
- Screening may simply ask questions that flag individuals for being at risk for FI
- Measuring food insecurity is more in-depth by survey’s, examining household income, weight-loss, food-related behaviors, hunger
Screening Tools = Radimer/Cornell
Vital Hunger Sign
HFAIS (internationally)
What does SNAP stand for? What is the average daily allotment (for 1 person)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
$4
Be able to calculate SNAP benefits (will be provided the table for Max allotments/household size)
What is the GOAL of SNAP? How could SNAP be changed to improve diet quality of participants? What are the current resources to support improved dietary intake with SNAP recipients?
- Improve diets of low-income
households by improving access to food and by and food purchasing ability. - Increase funding for Snap ED and possibly set limits to the type of food people can purchase
Be able to describe non-SNAP food assistance resources and the barriers/promoters (logistical complications) to each (e.g., slide with food bank/pantries/etc) and the things you should keep in mind/know for these resources within your local community
- Food banks/pantries
- community gardens
- soup kitchens
When/why did food assistance/stamps begin? What decade/why/how?
1930s during the great depression as an experiment for low income people to receive excess goods from farmers
1960s from the video on CBS News
Why did the US School Lunch program start? (around what historical context/event/need?)
1960s (1946)
WW2 for malnourished/underweight boys for the draft
In what decade did WIC begin? How is WIC different than SNAP with regards to food assistance?
1970s
WIC: pregnant, breastfeeding, postpartum, and children under 5, with additional support
If you could change or improve SNAP- how would you do it? Why? Justify your reasoning . . .
- More SNAP Ed education as it has worked in the past
- set a specific amount of how much money goes towards fruits and veggies (frozen, canned, or fresh)
