What are the greatest misconceptions about hunger?
Finnegan: The greatest misconception is, “I don’t know anybody who’s hungry.” People read about it, but they don’t think it’s happening in their neighborhood. You’re not going to find people who are starving to death. You are going to find people who are malnourished. They aren’t eating fruits and vegetables because they can’t afford to. I lived on food stamps for a week to learn about it. I had roughly $27. You can’t afford fresh fruits, so you go one of two ways: You eat what is filling and convenient, like crackers, chips and McDonald’s. The thing I did was bulk up, so I made ham and beans in a Crock-Pot, and that’s what you eat for four days in a row. In our area, only about 1 percent of people are homeless. It’s not the people on the street. It’s people living in houses, in urban and rural areas. It’s not an inner-city problem. … Mayrose: I think the biggest misconception is that we can’t produce enough food. It’s not that — it’s the methods of distribution… It’s affordability, ac
