In America, starvation is not an issue. We are one of the wealthiest countries in the world, so the large majority of us don’t starve to death, not like in other countries, but we have what we call “food insecurity.” Food insecurity is when you may be able to afford food from time to time, but food is not consistent. According to map.feedingamerica.org, a 2015 map-chart says that Florida had a 15.1% food insecurity rate (about 3 in 20 people) that left about 3,05,280 people food insecure and 73% of those people were eligible for SNAP and other nutrition programs. The map-chart also says that the average meal cost was $3.11 and cheatsheet.com says florida had the 5th highest meal costs in the U.S. The projected amount that it would cost to eliminate food insecurity was $1,702,052,000, which was second to only Texas at just over 2
In America, starvation is not an issue. We are one of the wealthiest countries in the world, so the large majority of us don’t starve to death, not like in other countries, but we have what we call “food insecurity.” Food insecurity is when you may be able to afford food from time to time, but food is not consistent. According to map.feedingamerica.org, a 2015 map-chart says that Florida had a 15.1% food insecurity rate (about 3 in 20 people) that left about 3,05,280 people food insecure and 73% of those people were eligible for SNAP and other nutrition programs. The map-chart also says that the average meal cost was $3.11 and cheatsheet.com says florida had the 5th highest meal costs in the U.S. The projected amount that it would cost to eliminate food insecurity was $1,702,052,000, which was second to only Texas at just over 2