AMERICA - 'A Place at the Table' Hunger in the USA

"New Documentary Puts Homegrown Issue of Hunger on the Table" PBS Newshour 3/1/2013

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SUMMARY:  Although the United States is the largest producer of food per capita in the world, that food is not reaching the plates of millions of children in America.  Hunger is the subject of the new documentary, "A Place at the Table."  Ray Suarez talks with co-director Lori Silverbush about our homegrown problem.

RAY SUAREZ (Newshour):  It's a bitter paradox.  The United States produces more food per person than any other country in the world, but still has a major problem with hunger, a hardship that only grew worse during the recession and its aftermath.

The government estimates some 50 million people are living with food insecurity, meaning they don't always have adequate nutrition for an active and healthy life.  A new documentary called "A Place at the Table" challenges the viewers' assumptions about who is hungry and why.

Here's an excerpt.