Food _____
The idea that everyone deserves access to affordable, healthy, and culturally relevant food
Food Justice
Shared open spaces where locals care for and distribute crops
Community Garden
An imbalance between the nutrients your body needs to function and the nutrients it gets
Tonight's dinner is pasta with olive oil and canned vegetables. Which macromolecule is missing?
Protein
This teacher was a tennis coach
Mr. Lehman
Low-income census tracts where a substantial number of residents have limited access to healthy, affordable food
Food Desert
A vehicle that brings fresh and affordable groceries to historically underserved communities
Mobile Food Truck
This condition stems from the cheaper, calorie-dense foods that food-insecure individuals often rely on
Obesity
Producers use this process to make food using energy from sunlight
Photosynthesis
This teacher worked at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Ms. Foster
Limited or uncertain access to healthy, fresh foods
Food Insecurity
Local, often volunteer-run distribution site that provides free groceries and staple food items to struggling individuals and families
Food Pantry
Food insecurity increases the risk for this chronic condition where your body cannot properly process glucose for energy
Type 2 Diabetes
All organisms use this process to convert food into usable energy
This teacher plays piano
Mr. Graham
A neighborhood with an over-concentration of convenience stores, fast food, and gas stations
Food Swamp
This kind of initiative bridges the gap between food justice and technology, empowering users to track community food data
Food Justice Apps
These two macromolecules are primarily responsible for the health outcomes of food insecurity
Highly processed carbohydrates and unhealthy lipids
A gardener grows basil and tomato plants next to each other because basil deters pests and improves tomato flavor while tomatoes provide shade. Which symbiotic relationship does this represent?
This teacher built a house in Alabama
Ms. Tran
A term that reflects the impact of systemic racism on food access
Food Apartheid
An organization that works to rescue food that might otherwise be disposed and sell it for $2 per bag
Fair Foods
Impacts of food insecurity on mental health
Anxiety, depression, and other behavioral or social disorders
If a plant contains 20,000 kcal of energy, how much energy would reach the secondary consumer?
200 kcal