Sentences with phrase «in food deserts across»
No, because there are almost 23 million people living in food deserts across the USA, which means that they may struggle to even get to a store with food, much less find fresh produce.
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According to Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign, there are 23.5 million Americans — including 6.5 million children — who live in rural and urban areas across the country who lack access to convenient and affordable nutritious foods known as «food deserts.»
In RacingThePlanet, a grueling 155 - mile ultramarathon across four deserts, a team of medical assistants followed 128 runners who were carrying their own food and gear.
Escaping from their vessel moments before it sinks into the depths of the sea, the stranded threesome set out across a desolate desert landscape in search of food or life.
Like food deserts, literacy deserts are common in low - income communities across the U.S. Research led by Susan B. Neuman of New York University found that only one age - appropriate book is available for every 300 children in low - income areas compared to an average of 13 books for every child in middle - income households.
In its natural environment, as it scurries across the desert floor looking for food, hamsters and other rodents are easy targets for wild birds overhead.