How our food system needs to change for a healthier future

Our food system is failing us, but there is hope.

Throughout my career, I’ve worked and served in many of the poorest countries of the world, places that lacked running water, access to fresh foods, refrigeration, air conditioning, sewer systems, and many other necessities we so often take for granted. Walking along hot dusty streets in those neighborhoods, where so much was missing, I was struck by one detail that was almost universally present—a small kiosk selling sugary sodas, cookies, potato chips, and other poor-quality foods.