All You Can Eat By Joel Berg - 1299 Words

Joel Berg, author of All You Can Eat, explains the cry for which Americans have for the lack of understanding the problems and drastic result of families with money instabilities. The standard household is able to live freely and eat their meals at the table with one another, yet there are families that are unable to eat when they want and whatever they want. Though it may be hard to understand, if looking through the wrong perspective, Americans are able to fall into a slope of stability downfall. This meaning that their income becomes scarce. With their lack of salary, they are unable to provide a substantial meal for their families. As for this can lead to the obesity of children and parents due to the deficiency of money available.†¦show more content†¦He brings up a multitude of disputes between poverty, hunger, and even the discrepancy within our fast food nation. Though the topics may be bold, the purpose of it all requires all to listen given the importance dawning o n the simplistic idea of how anyone can end up in the exact category of in need (Berg 45). Nonetheless, much more can be expanded upon. Food insecurity can the idea of not knowing whether food will be available at the time, it can also be defined as deciding how the low income will be distributed from utilities to nourishment. Taking this into perspective, close to 88 percent of the American population does not have to worry about food insecurity, yet this issue affects 12 percent of Americans having to choose between keeping their families warm versus full. Although the term fed and full are used much differently when viewing a family with a low income. In most scenarios, low income families must reside in the low income neighborhoods, where they can obtain the basic of shelter. Still these neighborhoods lack the steady availability of nutritious foods. This issue arises for two reasons, affordability and lack of income. The lack of means to pay for these groceries holds to be the focal reason why grocers cannot be made readily obtainable for these areas let alone those with money variability (Berg 120). Aside from the lack of