Definitions
The lack of consistent access to nutritious food.
What is food insecurity?
No problems or limitations related to food access or availability.
What is High Food Security?
Percentage of U.S. households currently experiencing food insecurity, or lack of access to an affordable, nutritious diet.
What is 12.8%?
An area in which it is difficult to buy affordable or good quality fresh food.
What is a food desert?
Reduced quality, variety, or desirability of food intake.
What is Low Food Security?
State that has the lowest food insecurity rate in the U.S.
What is New Hampshire?
All people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy lifestyle.
What is food security?
Multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.
What is Very Low Food Security?
The number of people who face hunger in the United States.
What is 44 million?
Communities where fast-food chains and convenience stores abound, swamping the neighborhoods with unhealthy eating options rather than healthy food.
What are Food Swamps?
Concern that food will run out before being able to afford more.
What is Marginal Food Security?
The hungriest state in the United States.
What is Mississippi?