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Food Insecurity
NJ.Gov Food Vocabulary
100

According to NJ.Gov, this is the overall trend in food insecurity. (Hint: is it going up or down?)

What is getting worse/rising? (Food insecurity has risen from 8.7% overall in 2018 to 10.7% overall in 2022 in New Jersey)

100

Name a cause of food insecurity according to Feeding America (there are 4 valid answers).

Valid answers: What are Poverty & unemployment, Lack of affordable housing, Chronic health conditions, and Racism & discrimination?

100

According to NJ.GOV's "About Food Insecurity" article, this term refers to having the resources and means to obtain foods.

What is access?

200

According to UN News, "___ countries appear to have more food waste per capita in households". (Think: temperature)

What is hotter/warmer?

200
This is the long version of the abbreviation CFBNJ, the largest anti-hunger and anti-poverty organization in the state.

What is the Community Food Bank of New Jersey?

200

According to NJ.GOV's "About Food Insecurity" article, this term refers to having reliable supply of foods over time.

What is stability?

300
According to UN News, food waste generates up to ___% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

What is 10?

300

According to CFBNJ, 1 in ___ children in NJ are considered food insecure. 

What is 8?

300

According to NJ.GOV's "About Food Insecurity" article, this term refers to the physical presence of food in a person's environment.

What is availability?

400
According to UN News, populations living in ___ areas tend to waste less food. 

What is rural?

400

According to the NIH NIMHD article, areas that lack access to affordable, healthy foods are known as...

What are Food Deserts?

400

According to NJ.GOV's "About Food Insecurity" article, this term refers to the power to make decisions about foods eaten and produced.

What is agency?

500

According to the UN Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report 2024, ____ tonnes of food went to waste in 2022. (1 tonne = 2,204 lb)

What is 1.05 billion? (Answer can range from 990 million to 1.1 billion)

500

According to the NIH NIMHD article, areas overwhelmed with stores that sell unhealthy, calorie-dense, and inexpensive junk foods are known as...

What are food swamps?

500

According to NJ.GOV's "About Food Insecurity" article, this term refers to a food system’s ability to provide long-term food security.

What is sustainability?