30% of American Indians on the White Earth Reservation have Type 2, which is three times the national average.

Accessibility to fresh fruits and vegetables plays an integral role in a community’s health. Often we stumble upon “food deserts – regions where grocery stores with fresh, healthy options simply don’t exist.”

This summer, a new food truck has set out to make healthy eating more accessible to those who are not near grocery stores. White Earth Nation purchased a “healthy” food truck to help tribal members have access to healthy, locally produced and traditional foods.

Unhealthy eating habits are often tied to generations with limited access to fresh foods and can lead to chronic long-term health problems.

The goal of the new food truck is to provide more choices, as the White Earth Food truck travels to reservation villages in the summer with fresh produce and in the winter with other foods like squash, wild rice and preserves made from summer crops.

To learn more about the new food truck – White Earth hopes food truck puts reservation on road to better health by MPRnews

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