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food security noun

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines "food security" as access at all times by all people within a household to enough food for an active, healthy life. "Food insecurity," on the other hand, occurs when a household's consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources at times during the year. — Elyse Miller

Examples of food secure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Protecting and building habitats for pollinators keeps crop production in balance and food secure. — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 9 June 2022 Qatar is the 24th most food secure country in the world as of 2021, ranking highest among Gulf Arab states, according to the Global Food Security Index. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 2 May 2022 About 30% of patients screened in certain Eskenazi clinics were not food secure. — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Sep. 2021 The microwave- and dishwasher-safe bento box is also leakproof and shock-resistant to keep your food secure from home to work. — Lily Gray, PEOPLE.com, 30 Aug. 2021 The locking lid keeps food secure when transporting this slow cooker. — Bre Richey, chicagotribune.com, 1 Mar. 2021 Seventy percent of poor families in the United States are food secure. — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2020 Even families who are currently food secure said that seeing empty grocery store shelves brings up painful memories and anxieties. — Virginia Sole-smith, New York Times, 7 May 2020 People with food insecurity spend 45% more on medical care annually than those who are food secure, according to a 2018 report by the nonprofit Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. — Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2020 See More

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