The USDA uses the phrase “food insecurity” to refer to a family’s inability to buy a balanced diet or to buy enough food to feed its children. By this definition, many Native American families are living in a state of food insecurity. Because of high rates of poverty, many Native Americans are reliant on government commodities: cheese, lard, powdered milk, and other processed, preserved, and packaged food. In addition, many American Indians live in remote areas and