The United States has issued Healthy People 2020 to help combat the levels of obesity and health concerns associated with poor nutrition in our country. Research suggests those in poverty tend to eat less nutritiously as cheap foods tend to be high calorie. In some instances, particularly in large areas of poverty, little more than fast food restaurants and convenience stores may be available for food purchase.
Food Pantries know all too well that cheap foods are often less nutritious. In order to fill its shelves, WAFER relies on finding lost cost foods. Much of the time, this means filling the pantry with sugary cereals, salty soups and canned foods, and very little fresh produce or dairy items. If a food pantry, working on a restricted budget cannot supply highly nutritious items to its clients, how can the clients put highly nutritious meals on their own tables?
We must make more of an effort to educate the public as to how to help feed people in poverty. We must do more to locate left-over and overflow foods with higher nutritional quality.
However, at the same time, we must do more to help those in poverty make smarter food choices, even when healthy food availability is low.
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