hunger

Imagine being hungry. Now imagine being hungry knowing you don't have anything in your pantry but condiments. Does that make you nervous?

You can provide 6 meals by donating just $1

It seems like a never ending battle. You know the one I am talking about. You want to eat less but you always seem to be hungry. You need to find a way to stop that urge to snack all the time.

This week, Lone Star Santas will be sending their representatives to Amarillo to make a donation to High Plains Food Bank.

It seems like a never ending battle. You want to eat less but you always seem to be hungry. You need to find a way to stop that urge to snack all the time.

Hunger is a real thing in our community.  You would be surprised at how many people in our city go hungry each and everyday.  Most of those hungry have jobs and work hard, but it comes down to paying for gas or eating.  Paying for prescriptions or eating.  Paying for electricity or eating.  This is things that happen right here in Amarillo.  That's why we have the High Plains Food Bank and that's

Just because school is out doesn't mean that hunger is out.  When school is out that means we have kids in our  area who go without meals.  At least when they are in school they can eat breakfast and lunch, but when school isn't in session these kids are going hungry.  No child should ever go hungry.  Thankfully there is the Kids Cafe.

So much research is going on right now using bugs as substitute food source.  They are high in protein, and other much needed nutrients.  The cost to breed them is minimal.  Many countries already have bugs in their cuisine, so why wouldn't it be OK to look at insects as a food source.

While working on a freelance writing project this week, I learned something that is kind of shocking to me. There are children at every school in Amarillo going hungry on the weekends. Every school. Even in the "upscale" neighborhoods. Even in your neighborhood. Sometimes, I am guilty of living in my happy little bubble of oblivion. This is one of those times. I literally had no idea. Ce