Food Deserts

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Where does your family usually buy food? (to cook, not for a meal out)

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How often does your family get groceries from a major grocery store? (Walmart, Winn Dixie, Publix, Costco, etc.)

• Very often

• Often

• Not very often

• Never

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How often does your family get groceries from a convenience store?  (Dollar General, Wawa, Walgreens, CVS, etc.)

• Very often

• Often

• Not very often

• Never

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How far away are those places/how long does it take you to get  there? How do you get there? (walk, bike, bus, car, etc.) 

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How often does your family eat out at a restaurant? (Where you sit at a table with a server)

• Very often

• Often

• Not very often

• Never

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How often does your family eat fast food? (McDonalds, Subway, Taco  Bell, etc.)

• Every day
• Twice a month
• Once a year
• Once a week

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On average, how many  days of the week do  you eat a fruit or  vegetable? 

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On average, how  many days of the  week do you eat  meat? 

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  On average, how many  days a week do you  drink a sugary  beverage? (pop,  gatorade, juice, etc.) 

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On average, how  many day of the  week do you eat  “junk food”?  (Chips, candy, etc.) 

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In your own words, describe what you think a food desert is.

Follow along with the opening section of our article

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After reading the opening of the article, if a store like Vincent's were to open up in Largo, what foods would they stock to match our communities' cultures?

Big Grocery Growth In Poor Neighborhoods

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In recent years, grocery stores have actually opened up​

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stores in the USA. The number of food deserts in America, however, has ​

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. This is because there are now ​ more ​

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neighborhoods in the country, not because grocery stores have been ​

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.

Opening A Supermarket Can Be Risky

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/go-to-the-atlas

Good Deals And Service Draw Customers

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Why does your family shop at the store they do? (Proximity, deals, products, etc)

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Food deserts are on the rise. Describe what businesses and local governments are currently doing to help solve this food crisis. 

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How else can food deserts be eliminated? Propose a solution!
(Who is responsible? What should be done? Who pays for it? How?)