Over time, the sequester will lead to meat shortages, fewer FDA inspections of food processors, cuts to food banks and reductions in farmer credit.
Nearly one in three households categorized as "food insecure" had to cut back or alter their eating habits for lack of food.
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The poor, the elderly, women, infants, and children will bear the burden of budget cuts to federal food programs.
$500 million will be taken from the WIC program, which provides at-risk mothers and babies with nutritional meals.