Stan Shanling

And I happen to say yes. What do they do? Do they do they then what refer you to someone, some group like like yours, for instance? What what's what might be the process?

And I happen to say yes. What do they do? Do they do they then what refer you to someone, some group like like yours, for instance? What what's what might be the process?

Wow.

Wow.

So let's talk about the numbers a little bit. So, you know, a research group and this kind of reflects what you mentioned before in 2020. 13.8 million households, now this is nationally, were food insecure at some time during the year. Wow. Okay, now 44.2 million people lived in households that had difficulty getting enough food to feed everyone. And that was in 2022.

So let's talk about the numbers a little bit. So, you know, a research group and this kind of reflects what you mentioned before in 2020. 13.8 million households, now this is nationally, were food insecure at some time during the year. Wow. Okay, now 44.2 million people lived in households that had difficulty getting enough food to feed everyone. And that was in 2022.

And that was up almost 34 million people from the year prior. So, all right, let's talk about that jump. What caused that particular jump? I'm sure part of it was the pandemic, but that's a lot. So what caused it, at least from what we can gather?

And that was up almost 34 million people from the year prior. So, all right, let's talk about that jump. What caused that particular jump? I'm sure part of it was the pandemic, but that's a lot. So what caused it, at least from what we can gather?

You know, Clarence, I'm sure you'll agree with this. It seems like in general, the country has access issues, okay? Big time access issues, you know, whether it be food or whether it be transportation or whether it be healthcare or, you know, it just seems like, you know, and maybe, I don't know, but maybe part of the problem is, is that people don't know where to go. for a lot of these things.

You know, Clarence, I'm sure you'll agree with this. It seems like in general, the country has access issues, okay? Big time access issues, you know, whether it be food or whether it be transportation or whether it be healthcare or, you know, it just seems like, you know, and maybe, I don't know, but maybe part of the problem is, is that people don't know where to go. for a lot of these things.

Okay, like, for instance, if somebody came to me today and said, you know, we really are having a hard time putting food on the table. I'll be honest with you. And if I wanted to help, I would, I would have to go online. I would really have to go online in order, as opposed to it, this topic, being in our psyche, you know, oh, you should contact the food group.

Okay, like, for instance, if somebody came to me today and said, you know, we really are having a hard time putting food on the table. I'll be honest with you. And if I wanted to help, I would, I would have to go online. I would really have to go online in order, as opposed to it, this topic, being in our psyche, you know, oh, you should contact the food group.

You know, it's just, it's like one of those types of things that I think is problematic. Clarence, hold on one second. I want to follow up. How is it that... Minnesota ranks, I guess, if that's a fair word, with other states or other regions of the country. Are we okay comparatively or even though having some is not good at all? But where do we sit?

You know, it's just, it's like one of those types of things that I think is problematic. Clarence, hold on one second. I want to follow up. How is it that... Minnesota ranks, I guess, if that's a fair word, with other states or other regions of the country. Are we okay comparatively or even though having some is not good at all? But where do we sit?

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah. You know, um, I think, and for our listening audience, we're going to have a follow-up show on this, on weight loss medications. And so we talk about food insecurity as possibly being a stigma. You add medications to that. to help people control obesity, for instance, there's also stigma. And stigma in general just doesn't make any situation better. It just complicates the whole thing.

Yeah. You know, um, I think, and for our listening audience, we're going to have a follow-up show on this, on weight loss medications. And so we talk about food insecurity as possibly being a stigma. You add medications to that. to help people control obesity, for instance, there's also stigma. And stigma in general just doesn't make any situation better. It just complicates the whole thing.

So, all right, I'm gonna back up into some comments that you were talking about, Clarence. It's like, okay, are there groups that are at higher risk for food insecurity?

So, all right, I'm gonna back up into some comments that you were talking about, Clarence. It's like, okay, are there groups that are at higher risk for food insecurity?