Nov 19, 2019
Did you know the way you shop can help reduce hunger in our country? In this episode of the Food Bullying Podcast, Diane Sullivan explains the relationship between shopping and hunger-reduction. Diane is a mother and a grandmother with lived experience and hunger and is currently a SNAP recipient. She is an anti-hunger advocate focused on food affordability working to ensure everyone has access to safe, affordable, nutritious food or regardless of income.
According to this Food Bullying Podcast guest, this time of the year helps us reflect and be grateful for all the blessings we have and those who do not have access to these things like food.
Fear-mongering is one of the reasons why our food costs have gone up. Misleading food labels have swayed the market and have driven up food prices. Diane thinks it’s time we start shopping from our wallets and ignore the misleading labels.
Key Points:
- Food traditions around Thanksgiving
- How we can reduce hunger
- Food bullying and how we can fight it
- What does hunger look like in our country?
The Conversation:
(01:31): Food traditions around thanksgiving
(05:54): How can we reduce hunger in our country?
(12:44): Advice to people living with food insecurity
(13:28): The dirty dozen list
(18:01): Has bullying changed the social justice of food?
(23:52): Tips to avoid food bullying
Fabulous Quotes from the Episode:
“Shop with your wallet and spread the word on why you’re doing that”
“The best of intended policies often have unintended consequences, and those are most often born by those of us with lived experience in, in poverty, hunger, homelessness.”
“Conventional is just as nutritious as organic.”
“We are trained to think that if something is going to cost us more, there must be more value in it.”
Links:
- Diane’s Twitter
- Food Bullying: How to Avoid Buying BS by Michele Payn
- Embrace your Heart: Eliz Greene