First, pretend I gave you fifteen dollars to purchase food (in this pretend world there is no such thing as taxes). Go to a fast food restaurant, look at the menu, and see how much you can purchase (I am not encouraging you to buy anything and I hope you will not). Your items should include something to eat and something to drink. Make a list of everything you could buy. You must use as much of the money as possible (at least $14). Then, go to a grocery store and see how much you can purchase for the same fifteen dollars. Again, make a list of everything you could buy and use as much of the money as possible. For comparative purposes, the end meals should be as similar as possible.

Second, discuss your findings.To make your comparison easier to see (for you and for your classmates), put your findings in a chart with your items either side by side or one right after the other before you begin your discussion. Yourdiscussionand comparison should include the approximate number of meals/servings you could make from your purchases, any differences in calories between the two, and should also address any differences infat contentbetween the two.Also suggesta similar but healthiermeal you couldpurchase from the grocery store.

Third, watch the documentary Hunger in America. (https://fod-infobase-com.eznvcc.vccs.edu:2443/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=137736&tScript=0Links to an external site.). After watching it, answer the following questions:

• What message(s) are the documentary makers trying to impart?
• Was the message similar to or different from what you believed before? How has the documentary changed what you believe? Give at least one example. Were you familiar withbefore watching it now; had you seen it before?
• How does this documentary (part three of this assignment) relate to your shopping comparison exercise and findings (part one and two) of this assignment? Why would you be asked to watch this video on food insecurity and food waste?
• What can people do to end the hunger epidemic in America?
• What might you have done differently if you made the documentary?

What has changed since this documentary was made?