Food insecurity - Articles | WholeFoods Magazine

Fighting Food Insecurity

This year, campaigns to help those struggling with food shortage are resonating even more as Americans who were already grappling with economic strain now face issues with SNAP benefits.

November 7, 2025

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Natural products retailers are offering food assistance to local families during this time of need.

A smile is present when you are with your friends. Children in preschool.

Prenatal and Early Childhood Nutrition: How WIC Helps Jumpstart a Lifetime of Healthy Outcomes

Importance of Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition

February 5, 2024

Colleen Delaney, Ph.D., RDN, Vitamin Angels' Technical Director for U.S. Programs

In the past year alone, there have been three government shutdown threats, which create uncertainty and nutritional instability for families that rely on WIC.

Fresh Thyme Gives Back for Hunger Action Month

The chain works with Feeding America to help combat hunger.

September 29, 2023

Rebecca Viscomi

Fresh Thyme Market works with Feeding America, to help combat hunger. The grocer's efforts this year alone have grossed over $400,000 or 4 million meals.

Call to Action: Organic & Natural Health Urges Congress to Add Vitamin D to Farm Bill

The goal is to enhance the nutritional support provided through the farm bill's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

June 20, 2023

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Organic & Natural Health Association (O&N Health) has launched the All for Vitamin D: Building Stronger Families in a SNAP campaign. A main goal of this public awareness initiative: to enhance the nutritional support provided through the Farm Bill's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

NutraScience Donates Essential Items to Long Island Food Bank

January 27, 2023

Rebecca Viscomi

Farmingdale, NY—NutraScience Labs has donated more than 650 pounds of non-perishable items to Island Harvest Food Bank. The food bank is the largest hunger-relief organization serving the Long Island community. Over the past nine years, NutraScience Labs employees have donated more than 15,000 pounds of goods to the organization, providing...

The Conscious Consumer

January 20, 2023

Nirmal Nair, CEO and Founder, Sempera Organics, Inc.

While many like to identify themselves as “Conscious Consumers,” the degree to which this is practiced daily varies widely. There is no single “recipe” to easily become a “Conscious Consumer.” It necessitates individual thoughtfulness about the chain of events connected to every purchasing decision one makes. Besides every...

Organic regenerative farming getty 1096948890

Making a Move to Regenerative Farming

December 22, 2022

Anand Swaroop

While organic farming avoids the use of pesticides and herbicides and can incorporate practices to help soil health, such as crop rotation and cover crops, regenerative agriculture focuses on rebuilding topsoil, restoring ecosystems, and revitalizing communities. As a result, regenerative agriculture helps to mitigate climate change and provides financial benefits...

IADSA: Micronutrient Deficiency Study is a "Wake-Up Call"

December 6, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Following the "shocking findings of a scientific review exposing the true extent of global malnutrition," IADSA has developed a new Mind the Gap that highlights the science, titled Wake-up Call: Experts sound the alarm over micronutrient deficiencies. According to the study, which was published in The Lancet, more than half of...

Strategies for Combating World Hunger and Declining Nutrient Density in a Changing Climate

October 19, 2022

Ajinder Plahey

Climate change continues to increase the concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, leading to greater plant productivity during photosynthesis. As a result, one might assume that this increased growth will help meet the nutritional demands of a burgeoning world population. However, the full story is far more complex. Plants...

Using AI to Gather Traditional Nutrition Knowledge

October 17, 2022

Anand Swaroop

People are living longer, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are living healthier lives. More than half of adults in the United States have been diagnosed with a chronic illness. In almost all cases, these conditions are caused by poor nutrition. Nutrition is the Root of the Problem The general...