Some Americans do not have enough food to eat. They receive free food from aid organizations, or assistance from the government so they can buy food themselves. Many towns and cities have food pantries, centers where people can get free food. However, hungry Americans who also have food allergies often find themselves with either limited or costly food choices. Common allergies include foods that contain milk or eggs, some kinds of nuts, and flour made from some grains, such as wheat. People with celiac disease, for example, cannot digest gluten, a protein that comes from some grains. The protein causes inflammation that can damage their digestive system and make them sick. A number of organizations in the U.S are working to solve this problem. It became more serious during the COVID-19 crisis as more Americans sought food assistance after losing their jobs. Before the crisis, people with food allergies could visit food pantries and find substitutes for milk or grains that they were allergic to. But COVID-19 shut most food pantry buildings. Visitors could no longer enter and choose the foods they needed. Instead, pantry workers would fill individual boxes with food and give them to the needy as they arrived outside the pantry. Carla Carter works for the National Celiac Association. She said the food pantry process turned into “here’s a box of food, good luck.” Some government assistance programs permit people to choose their own foods at local stores. However, products for people with food allergies often cost two or three times more than usual foods. So, people with allergies get less food as a result.
Title: Food Allergies Limit Choices for Americans Suffering from Hunger
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pantries, centers where people can get free food.</span> <span data-start-time='24688' data-end-time='39167'>However, hungry Americans who also have food allergies often find themselves with either limited or costly food choices.</span> <span data-start-time='39167' data-end-time='52000'>Common allergies include foods that contain milk or eggs, some kinds of nuts, and flour made from some grains, such as wheat. </span> <span data-start-time='52000' data-end-time='63313'>People with celiac disease, for example, cannot digest gluten, a protein that comes from some grains. </span> <span data-start-time='63313' data-end-time='72188'>The protein causes inflammation that can damage their digestive system and make them sick.</span> <span data-start-time='72188' data-end-time='79021'>A number of organizations in the U.S are working to solve this problem. </span> <span data-start-time='79021' data-end-time='90063'>It became more serious during the COVID-19 crisis as more Americans sought food assistance after losing their jobs.</span> <span data-start-time='90063' data-end-time='100438'>Before the crisis, people with food allergies could visit food pantries and find substitutes for milk or grains that they were allergic to. </span> <span data-start-time='100438' data-end-time='105896'>But COVID-19 shut most food pantry buildings. </span> <span data-start-time='105896' data-end-time='111354'>Visitors could no longer enter and choose the foods they needed. </span> <span data-start-time='111354' data-end-time='121875'>Instead, pantry workers would fill individual boxes with food and give them to the needy as they arrived outside the pantry.</span> <span data-start-time='121875' data-end-time='127063'>Carla Carter works for the National Celiac Association. </span> <span data-start-time='127063' data-end-time='135250'>She said the food pantry process turned into “here’s a box of food, good luck.”</span> <span data-start-time='135250' data-end-time='143292'>Some government assistance programs permit people to choose their own foods at local stores.</span> <span data-start-time='143292' data-end-time='152521'>However, products for people with food allergies often cost two or three times more than usual foods. </span> <span data-start-time='152521' data-end-time='156875'>So, people with allergies get less food as a result.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5165/B.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div 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