Low Incomes

Low incomes Purpose: I sometimes forget how fortunate I am. Fortunate that I don¡¯t have to worry about I can afford to buy or eat today or this month to survive. About 31 million people in this country suffer from food insecurity. Food insecurity is a problem in our society and hunger is not the only problem, nutrition is as well. This subject discusses five primary strategies that are used to meet these family needs …

…on nutrition and food assistance programs and how to stretch your resources are notable issues up for discussion. I agree with education and stretching the dollar, but food assistance can only go so far and it depends on the terms and situations at hand. I do feel that the authors could have given more information about these issues than just the bare minimum, but they did fit into the findings and conclusions of the situations.