A Place At The Table: Video Analysis

Fact A Place at the Table (Silverbush and Jacobson, 2013) was about the hunger in America, including programs that involve food stamps and school lunch programs. It discussed the need and increase for healthy food in America and the lack of food security. The movie talked about women in America who are currently struggling to make ends meet due to making “too much” money according to standards to meet the need for food stamps. It also shows several families who are trying to make ends meet while working several jobs and depending on resources provided by the community. In the video they talked about the convenience and availability of unhealthy food such as processed snack foods. The cost of fresh fruits has gone up 40 percent since the 1980’s while processed foods has decreased 40 percent. Ultimately, A Place at the Table, shows us how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for our nation, and that it could be solved once and for all, if the American public decides making healthy food available and affordable is in the best interest of the American people.
Credibility
The credibility of A Place at the Table seems to be accurate and true. Throughout the video they show government lobbies, and people on national television that provide to the hungry and see the real need.
Reaction
Hunger was ramped through my high school growing up. I grew up in a small town in New York, Hamlin. We were made up of farmers, machinists, and stay at home mothers. Many of us qualified for $.50 lunches even though we were too embarrassed to share it. Being from a family that never had much, I understand what it’s like to struggle. My parents always made sure we had food on the table and that was something they refused to allow us to go without. Because of that, we didn’t have cable or internet. We went without the things we didn’t