Alyssa (AKA Mulan) perfectly balanced on the bottom part of the lawnmower. Its a single arm- opposit leg dumbbell row where the dumbbell comes to the front of the armpit, the scapula retracts, and the trunk rotates at full hip extension. Yes, you stand all the way up and look over your shoulder.
Americans waste an estimated 150 billion pounds of food a year. A lot of it comes from supermarkets and other retailers.
Food banks increasingly are trying to get their hands on some of that food to help feed the hungry.
The big challenge is time. It's a race to get the groceries off the shelves and into the mouths of those who need it before it spoils.
In an ambitious undertaking, Walmart and Feeding America, the nation's food bank network, are trying to make the system work. Walmart last year pledged to donate $2 billion in food and other aid to food banks over five years, the largest donation of its kind.
NPR decided to see how the system is working so far, by following some of the food — from the store shelf to a recipient's home. We chose an ear of corn and some yellow squash.
The corn was cooked and eaten by Steven White at the Salvation Army in Johnson City, Tenn. He not only cooks there but also lives at the shelter. Both he and his wife lost their jobs, then their home.
The squash was used by Cindy Tipton, a retired nurse who lives in nearby Jonesborough. She put it in a vegetable casserole. Tipton is on a fixed income. She says the local food pantry helps her to make ends meet.
White and Tipton are among tens of millions of Americans who need help getting enough to eat. But just how do they get it?
Read: A Squash's Journey: From The Shelf To The Hungry from NPR

















