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Giving the Gift of Health
Is there enough food for everyone in
your community?
Where can people go when they
don’t have enough money for food?
What is the quality & nutritional value
of the food you eat?
Hunger: Globally
• In the world, 1 billion people are hungry
1 in 6 Americans
struggle with food
insecurity
400,000 San Diego residents are
living in poverty
66,000 San Diego children are
living in poverty
What do all these people have
in common?
The face of hunger can be seen in
all types of people
Hunger:
The lack of access to enough
nutritious food at all times to
meet one’s basic needs
Food Insecurity:
–Unavailability of food & not having
access to it
–
A household is food secure when
its occupants do not experience
hunger or fear of starvation
Families without enough money to
buy food often have to buy cheap,
unhealthy foods to not go hungry.
If you only had a dollar or two, where would
YOU go to get food?
You may have said you would go to a fast
food restaurant or convenience store.
Fast food like McDonalds Value Meal is
HIGH in calories and fat but is LOW in
healthy nutrients.
20% of kids under the age
of 2 drink soda because
it is so cheap for their
parents to buy
What are the main obstacles to
accessing
healthy food?
• Food Deserts: impoverished urban communities
that lack grocery stores and access to fresh
fruits and vegetables
• Food Swamps: impoverished communities where
fast food restaurants, liquor stores and corner
stores filled with junk food are the only
businesses located in that particular area.
Food Marketing
Many foods marketed to hungry
people are cheap & unhealthy.
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The Hunger-Obesity Paradox:
lack of healthy options in poor
neighborhoods and lack of healthy
options in emergency food boxes
Emergency Food Box:
A box of food that a family in need can pick up at a food pantry site
Food Bank:
a large warehouse of donated food to feed the hungry
Impoverished families receive
food boxes often filled only
with empty calories
Empty Calories:
Food that add very little nutrition to your
diet but have a lot of calories
Health:
Kids who eat processed, cheap food
and few “raw ingredients” are far
more likely to develop Type 2
diabetes and heart disease in their
lifetime.
Hunger & Health:
All people need healthy food
When people don’t eat healthy food,
they can become sick
SuperFood Drive:
Gives hungry people healthy
nutrient dense food
instead of junk foods high in
sugar, fat, and salt
Nutrient Density:
An apple and a handful of candy
both have around 80 calories
But an apple has many more
nutrients than the candy.
Therefore, it is more nutrient dense.
WHAT CAN
YOU
DO TO HELP?
BECOME A
SUPERKID FOR
SUPERFOODS
What is SUPERKIDS
for SUPERFOODS?
• a movement for
students to create
healthy change in their
community!
• Students take a
stand against hunger
by advocating for
healthy foods in local
food drives!
• Start a SuperKids for SuperFoods group at your
school!
• Host a SUPERFOOD DRIVE
• Take pictures to show to the issue of hunger &
poverty in our community
• Vote with your fork: say no to unhealthy foods
• Eat more fruits and vegetables
• Grow your own food
• Shop at a Farmer’s Market
Go a bit deeper. Ask these questions:
Ask why are families hungry?
Ask why people who are hungry are also
suffering from obesity?
One week of food for families of the
world
Take a look at what type of food is eaten in
each of these countries.
Who eats the most…
Fruits and vegetables?
Grains and beans?
Candy and soda?
What else do you notice?
Italy
Mexico
Egypt
Ecuador
United States
Giving the Gift of Health so everyone
has access to nutritious food
Thank you!