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4 signs that food pantries improve the diets of low-income people

  • Written by Heather Eicher-Miller, Associate Professor of Nutrition Science, Purdue University
imageFood pantries can be a source of fresh produce.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The nation has thousands of food pantries, places that give cash-strapped people free food with few questions asked. These organizations can occupy everything from an entire building to a literal pantry – as in a few shelves in a church basement.

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