Table 1 Categories of food insecuritya
Situation(s) experienced in the past month | Frequency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Rarely 1-2x | Sometimes 3-10x | Often > 10x | |
1. Worry about food | Food Secure | Mild | Mild |
2. Unable to eat preferred foods | Mild | Mild | Mild |
3. Eat just a few kinds of foods | Mild | Moderate | Moderate |
4. Eat foods they really do not want to eat | Mild | Moderate | Moderate |
5. Eat a smaller meal | Moderate | Moderate | Severe |
6. Eat fewer meals in a day | Moderate | Moderate | Severe |
7. No food of any kind in the household | Severe | Severe | Severe |
8. Go to sleep hungry | Severe | Severe | Severe |
9. Go a whole day and night without eating | Severe | Severe | Severe |