Food Facts
This staple food feeds over half the world's population (grain)
What is rice?
There is not enough food in the world for everyone.
What is false?
(Enough food exists for 10+ billion people.)
Which group is especially affected by food poverty: children or adults?
Children
What place gives free food to people who need it?
What is a food bank
What can make it hard for a family to buy enough food if money is tight?
Low income / not enough money
What percentage of food is wasted every year? 50%? 20%? 33%?60%?
What is 33%?
Hunger only happens in poor countries.
What is false?
What group may struggle to afford healthy food because of language or job barriers?
Who are newcomers or immigrants?
What program at school helps students get enough to eat?
What are free breakfast or lunch programs
What happens if someone loses their job and doesn’t have savings? (food wise)
They may struggle to buy food
This resource uses about 70% of the world’s freshwater.
What is agriculture?
Poverty is the biggest cause of hunger.
What is true?
Name one community that is at higher risk of food poverty.
What are Low-income families / Indigenous communities / single-parent households?
What can the government give families to help them afford food?
What is financial support or food assistance
Why might people living far from grocery stores have trouble eating healthy food?
They don’t have easy access to stores / live in a food desert
This many people worldwide face hunger today. 1 billion? 700 million? 500 million? 2 billion?
What is 700 million?
Climate change affects food prices.
What is true?
Which group is at higher risk of food poverty because they rely on fixed incomes like pensions?
Who are Seniors / elderly people?
What can stores do with food they would normally throw away?
Give it to people who need it / donate it
What makes food more expensive and harder for families to afford?
High food prices / inflation
This number of people could be fed using food that is currently wasted. 3 billion? 700 million? 2 billion? 1 billion?
What is about 2 billion people?
Ending food waste alone could end hunger.
What is false?
(It would help massively, but access + poverty still matter.)
Which group is affected when school meal programs are their main source of daily nutrition?
Who are students?
What solution improves access to fresh food in neighborhoods without grocery stores?
What are community gardens or mobile markets
What can make it harder for some communities to get enough food over a long time?
Systemic problems / lack of local resources