Food Deserts & Food Security in America

The video begins with a woman walking away from the camera into a grocery store. She is holding a purse and a shopping basket. The video is blurred.

A voiceover begins with a trip to the grocery store. It explains that the content will be a discussion of food security. A pie chart shows that Asia and the Pacific have the largest percentage of food-insecure people, at 578 million, with 19 million in developed countries. The video then switches to a map of the world, highlighting the undernourished areas.

A screen then appears, saying “In America.” An empty shopping cart sits in a parking lot as the voiceover speaks on “food deserts.” An empty shopping cart is shown in a parking lot as the voiceover continues. An abandoned store is shown with the sign “Foodland”. A piggy bank with coins is shown, indicating monetary issues for those people. Two people are carrying plastic grocery bags. A fence is shown with multiple signs in the window of a store, showing low-cost beverages. A shelf-filled store is shown. A map shows the amount of counties in the United States that lack access.

An animation of a person showing the lack of food access is shown. The words, “How Can We Fix This?” are shown on the screen. A large variety of fresh fruit is displayed. The video then claims that USDA and the Institute of Medicine has yet to discover a link. A brown paper grocery bag is shown filled with groceries and the word “habit” is shown. The video states that people need help to change habits, and a community garden is shown. People are shown at a cooking class, and finally, the closing credits, which show the production team and the music.