Which of the following best describes a food desert?
a. The inability to store foods at an acceptable temperature
b. The inability to have healthy foods at home
c. A neighborhood with little to no access to healthy foods
d. A neighborhood that has experienced a recent food-borne illness
ANS: C
A food desert is a neighborhood with little or no access to healthy foods. There are significant disparities in access to healthy and fresh food supplies, with poor minority families being more likely to live in a food desert. The other responses are not the correct definition of a food desert.
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