[Oatka]

And by “starving” they mean “at any time in the last year, regardless of circumstances, you hungry when you went to bed”.

Back during the Nixon-Kennedy debates, Kennedy bemoaned "Many Americans go to bed hungry." Nixon replied, "Yes, they're on a diet". Brought the house down.

[ctdonath2]

:-) Exactly.

The poormongers seem to contend that anything less than complete satiation on demand equals poverty. (And for many of them, it shows...)

Not hard to eat healthy on $1/meal.
Problem is nobody is teaching kids how. Those in need just get meals handed to them; most of the rest are inundated with “life just isn’t worth living without spending $X on Y food”.
For a while I ran (and should resume) a blog http://AbuckAPlate.blogspot.com detailing $1/meal solutions. It’s not hard, one just has to think about whatever “balanced diet” model you choose, and be humble about your choices.
And yeah, most people could do with a little less caloric intake.