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Food pantries that give away stuff people can't or won't cook have an 'acorn squash problem'

  • Written by Diana Cuy Castellanos, Assistant Professor of Dietetics and Nutrition, University of Dayton
Food pantries that give away stuff people can't or won't cook have an 'acorn squash problem'Not everyone's up for converting this vegetable into a side or main dish.duckycards/E+ via Getty Images

A major problem with how food donation currently works in the United States is that a lot of the calories in those boxes and bags come from items that aren’t particularly healthy, such as packaged snacks.

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