读者文摘:食品不足（在线收听）

41,200,000 AMERICANS ARE FOOD INSECURE.

4120万美国人缺乏食品保障。

(Meaning they don't know when or how they'll get their next meal)

（意思是他们不知道下一顿饭在何时何地）

13 MILLION AMERICAN CHILDREN FACE HUNGER—THAT'S 1 IN 6 KIDS.

1300万美国儿童（六个儿童里面有一个儿童）没有东西吃。

1.5 million veterans receive food stamps.

150万退伍军人领取食品券。

27% of households with incomes above the federal poverty level are food insecure

27%收入高于联邦贫困线的家庭缺乏食品保障

18.7% of Mississippians are food insecure

18.7%的密西西比人缺乏食品保障

8.7% of Hawaiians are food insecure.

8.7%的夏威夷人缺乏食品保障。

5.4 million senior citizens currently face food insecurity in America.

目前，美国有540万老年人面临食品不足的问题。

Lack of transportation, functional limitations, and health problems are major factors.

交通工具缺乏、功用受限和健康问题是主要因素。

$1 donated to Feeding America will buy 10 meals for people facing hunger in America.

向“供养美国”捐款1美元，将为美国饱受饥饿的人们购买10顿饭。

WANT TO DO SOMETHING?

想要出份力？

One way to stem the tide of hunger is via neighborhood food banks.

遏制饥饿浪潮的一个方法是通过社区食品银行。

They need three things: money, your time, and food.

他们需要三样东西：钱、时间和食物。

If you plan on donating food, here are the nonperishable items

如果你打算捐赠食物，这里是不易腐烂的食物清单，

food pantries need most:

需要的食物有这些：

Applesauce

苹果酱

Boxed meals

盒装餐

Canned beans

豆类罐头

Canned chicken

鸡罐头

Canned chili

罐头辣椒食品

Canned fish

鱼罐头

(tuna, salmon)

（金枪鱼、鲑鱼）

Canned meat

肉罐头

(Spam, ham)

（罐头猪肉、火腿）

Canned vegetables

蔬菜罐头

Cooking oils

食用油

Crackers

咸饼干

Dried herbs and spices

干药草和香料

Fruit (canned or dried)

水果（罐装或干果）

Granola bars

格兰诺拉麦片

Instant mashed potatoes

速食土豆泥

Nuts

坚果

Pasta

意大利面

Peanut butter

花生酱

Rice

米饭

Shelf-stable milk

耐储存的牛奶

Soup

汤

Stew

炖汤

Whole-grain cereal

全麦谷物