The Food Data Nerd

04/10/2026

Don’t say we didn’t warn you. And please support your lical food pantry: thry are not ok, and need all the support they can get. We’re facing a hunger tsunami if Congress doesn’t fix this.

The Alarm Bell”: Arizona’s Drop in SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes stricter food stamp work requirements and shifts a larger share of the costs to states. Arizona’s swift implementation has made it more difficult to apply and caused nearly half of recipients to lose benefits.

04/10/2026

Boom!

04/10/2026

10/31/2024

Bonus blog! What you need to know about Project 2025's plans for food and nutrition assistance programs before Election Day. Tl;dr: it's really, really bad!

GOP asks: How can we help the fewest people the least?

09/04/2024

The food security report is out, and it's bad news: 13.5% of households were food insecure in 2023, up from 12.8% in 2022. This is what happens when you abruptly end "pandemic" supports that should have been there all along.

This means one million more food insecure households. In 2023, there were 47.4 million people in food insecure households, 3.2 million more than in 2022. That's a lot of struggling people. Food insecurity leaves scars that last a long time.

The news is especially dire for children: 19.2% lived in food insecure households in 2023, up from 18.5% in 2022 and 12.8% in 2021. That's 4.6 million more children in 2 years. Food insecurity has profound implications for children's health, development, and education.

Wonder why people are still unhappy with the "strong" economy? In 2023, there were 47.4 million people in food insecure households, 13.8 million of them children. The economy isn't Wall Street. It's the American people and their ability to meet their basic needs.

09/04/2024

The food security report is out, and it's bad news: 13.5% of households were food insecure in 2023, up from 12.8% in 2022. This is what happens when you abruptly end "pandemic" supports that should have been there all along.

This means one million more food insecure households. In 2023, there were 47.4 million people in food insecure households, 3.2 million more than in 2022. That's a lot of struggling people. Food insecurity leaves scars that last a long time.

The news is especially dire for children: 19.2% lived in food insecure households in 2023, up from 18.5% in 2022 and 12.8% in 2021. That's 4.6 million more children in 2 years. Food insecurity has profound implications for children's health, development, and education.

Wonder why people are still unhappy with the "strong" economy? In 2023, there were 47.4 million people in food insecure households, 13.8 million of them children. The economy isn't Wall Street. It's the American people and their ability to meet their basic needs.

When new data come out this month on U.S.

09/04/2024

Today’s the day — USDA will release Food Security in the U.S. 2023 today at a webinar at 1pm ET. I’ll post an update tonight with my thoughts on the new data. Read my thoughts below and let me know what you think.

When new data come out this month on U.S.

09/03/2024

What are we waiting for? We have the tools to end hunger. It's up to us to demand the political will to use them.

When new data come out this month on U.S.