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Study: At Least 740,000 Wisconsinites Face Food Insecurity
Public News Service ^ | 8-18-2014

Posted on 08/18/2014 10:53:13 AM PDT by Citizen Zed

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To: ScottinVA

Yep, my food insecurity is wondering if that bag of chips I selected in the vending machine is going to get stuck.


41 posted on 08/18/2014 11:46:25 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Citizen Zed

I can’t go shopping until I get my paycheck. Then, if rent, electricity, or a car payment is due, the shopping gets put off again.

Then, if it’s between kibble for the dog, or food for me, the dog wins, and I boil up some brown rice and open a can of beans.
I suppose I could apply for food stamps but I really feel I would be hypocritical if I did that.


42 posted on 08/18/2014 11:49:35 AM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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To: Citizen Zed

“740,000 Wisconsinites are worried about going hungry.”

How many of these “740,000” have a family member on drugs?

The wife teaches inner-city.
There is almost ALWAYS a connection between a hungry kid, and a druggie family, at least in the inner-city. And that is with schools now serving 2-3 meals a day FREE, summer lunch programs, EBT,SNAP, WIC, etc....


43 posted on 08/18/2014 11:57:52 AM PDT by tcrlaf (Q)
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To: Citizen Zed

I remember reading something about the questions they ask and how they ask them will result in a higher percentage of “food insecurity”.


44 posted on 08/18/2014 12:01:11 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: Darteaus94025

And bring back public employee union rights! That will fix everything!


45 posted on 08/18/2014 12:07:23 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: driftless2

Appearances can be deceiving. The poor are often overweight because their diets are carbohydrate heavy, so “fat but malnourished”. Likewise, a lot of people are loathe to take government handouts, knowing their steep price in the loss of personal character; especially true because there are often time limits on such aid. That is, you can only have it for a fixed length of time, and only once, is sometimes true.

This is another good reason to set up church food banks, because it is “friends helping friends” more than charity, as well as people contributing work in exchange for aid.


46 posted on 08/18/2014 1:01:15 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: Citizen Zed

Maybe they should blame the Obama-conomy


47 posted on 08/18/2014 1:03:19 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

So their problem isn’t food availability, but their choice in nutritional balance. Cut back on spending money for carbs, and redirect it to achieving a variety. Money is there, just not allocated right.


48 posted on 08/18/2014 1:06:23 PM PDT by ctdonath2 ("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun" - Obama, setting RoE with his opposition)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

There is a very small population of poor in La Crosse. The city has a very low unemployment rate and only a tiny (less than 5%) minority population. Most of the fat people are fat because they eat too damn much. Certainly, that includes a lot of junk they shouldn’t be eating, but it’s not because they couldn’t be eating nutritious food.


49 posted on 08/18/2014 2:00:40 PM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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To: ctdonath2

Carbs are a lot cheaper, tend to store longer, and often need minimal preparation.


50 posted on 08/18/2014 2:55:24 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: driftless2

According to the US Census, La Cross in 2008-2010 had about 14.3% of families and 24.0% of the population below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.

The best way to find out the real story is to ask some clergyman, who have a much clearer view of how much poverty and hunger is there, because it is indirectly related to their job.


51 posted on 08/18/2014 3:02:13 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: Citizen Zed

“We also found more than six percent of respondents in suburban, wealthier areas, also responding ‘yes’ to the question about whether families have been concerned about having enough food for their family in the past 12 months,” Nieto said. “Our estimate is probably conservative, because our definition is pretty strict.”


The survey isn’t even about being hungry. It is about being concerned........................The definition is pretty strick as they say.

Wouldn’t preppers answer yes? Aren’t there a lot of preppers in Wisconsin?


52 posted on 08/18/2014 3:11:10 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Where is your thinking cap? The one you were issued in elementary school.)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Have you ever been to La Crosse? Go to one of the Walmarts and observe things. Tell me if you see any emaciated wraithes begging for scraps of food. You will see far more of the opposite. Poverty statistics coming from the usual suspects tells you just about nothing about many municipalities. Nobody is starving in La Crosse.


53 posted on 08/18/2014 4:44:10 PM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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To: driftless2

Ask some clergyman you trust. He will likely know what is real. Relying on observation can be deceptive.


54 posted on 08/18/2014 5:23:38 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

If you’re eating so many carbs that you’re obese, you can afford to reduce the carbs and buy some nutritients.


55 posted on 08/18/2014 6:48:47 PM PDT by ctdonath2 ("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun" - Obama, setting RoE with his opposition)
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To: ctdonath2

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/a-high-price-for-healthy-food/

University of Washington research (2007).

Calorie for calorie, junk foods not only cost less than fruits and vegetables, but junk food prices also are less likely to rise as a result of inflation...

Foods with high energy density, meaning they pack the most calories per gram, included candy, pastries, baked goods and snacks. Although fruits and vegetables are rich in nutrients, they also contain relatively few calories.

The survey found that higher-calorie, energy-dense foods are the better bargain for cash-strapped shoppers. Energy-dense munchies cost on average $1.76 per 1,000 calories, compared with $18.16 per 1,000 calories for low-energy but nutritious foods.


56 posted on 08/18/2014 7:28:57 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Lousy comparison. Cheapest junk food vs prime fresh fruit on calories is disingenuous. More honest would be to include the cost of enough junk food to get needed nutrients.

Junk food is expensive vs a BALANCED frugal purchase. Bread flour is $20 for a 50 pound bag, veggies are $1/lb frozen, other nutrient sources are needed only in small quantities and available in other cheaper forms than fresh from Whole Foods. I can feed you a nutritionally balanced diet on $1 per meal.


57 posted on 08/19/2014 3:47:29 AM PDT by ctdonath2 ("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun" - Obama, setting RoE with his opposition)
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To: ctdonath2

I know educated and informed people can do so. I once plotted out a six month plan for one person on food stamps where by the end of the six months, he could regularly feed a squad of people with balanced meals.

But most people have no education how to do this well. A large number spend food stamp money exclusively on rice and beans.

And that is also the other problem, that they don’t want to eat nutritious food. In WWII, a large part of the US Army would only eat grits. Though granted, their other choices of things like fatty, fried bologna and half-spoiled salmon were not that great either.

One veteran I knew who had a better appreciation of nutrition just gorged himself on salad on the one time it was provided, unknowing that the dressing was made with mineral oil, which made its presence known while he was standing in formation later.

He also noted that the breakfast bologna made him and some of his peers regularly throw up after breakfast, so they decided to stand outside the mess hall and vomit on its steps. The “good old days”.

In any event, try to avoid falling into the trap that caught Michelle Obama, because food, for better or worse, is one of the most important personal choices that people have.


58 posted on 08/19/2014 6:18:23 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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