35. Food Insecurity Reality in Iowa: Monthly Educational Topic

Katie Sorrell is a Registered Dietitian with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach,

overseeing food pantry coaching and a donation gardening program as the Policy, Systems and Environmental Change Coordinator. Katie has two decades of experience with SNAP-Ed funding at ISU, Iowa Department of Public Health and University of California, San Diego.  

SNAP-Ed aims to help make the healthy choice the easy choice for individuals with low-income.

For more information visit the Iowa Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics website;  

Resources:  Ask these two questions to determine food security Food Pantry Visitor; Growing Together Iowa:  

Mini Grants to help fund materials for Master Gardner volunteer donation projects.  

For nourishing recipes on a budget: Spend Smart Eat Smart;   

To learn more about food dignity:  Clancy Harrison website;  and https://fooddignitymovement.org/podcast/;  Healthy Food Pantry Donation Guide;  DMARC Portrait of a Food Pantry Visitor:  data, demographics and disparities