Blog 1

This video gives insight to the realities of the struggles that many Americans are suffering while living in poverty. Mrs. Turner details in the video how her family lives off a set amount of money which goes towards food on a monthly basis. When food for her family becomes scarce she is forced to limit her family to only one meal per day. These are types of examples that prove that our country must change the approach it takes when tackling this particular issue of poverty. Children should not be subjected to having only one meal per day, my belief is that there should be better programs with more opportunity for children and families to have assistance with buying groceries.

The health aspects that Mrs. Turner addresses in the video do hold true. Many people who are on a limited budget in regards to groceries, do tend to purchase more of the less healthful types of foods because they are able to feed more for less money. Because of the way that food is priced people are forced to pick for example between a $1 cheeseburger vs a $6 salad, and even though they know which is a more healthful option they will go for the cheeseburger because of the affordability. These types of foods then become factors towards people developing diseases and other health related issues. I feel that it is a real issue when we as a country cannot help each other from something like starvation or malnourishment.