Nutrition and Homelessness

An often overlooked aspect of homelessness is nutrition, or the lack thereof. While everyone has seen a homeless person begging for money or a meal, we rarely think about how a lack of nutrition is contributing to the homelessness problem. People without homes are not eating often, but when they are they are eating foods low in fiber and of poor nutritional value. Whether it is fast food found in the trash or food provided at a shelter, homeless people are consuming high fat, nutrient low foods. While there is no quick fix to the homelessness problem, there are solutions to keep every person in this country feed. Many homeless people that are eligible for food stamps are not recieving them. We need to create a system in which everyone entitled to food stamps are aware, especially homeless people.