Food Insecurity at UBC

In Vancouver, what percentage of food bank users are children and youth?

• 9%

• 15%

• 26%

• 41%

1. The AMS reported that visits to the AMS food bank increased by ____ post-pandemic.

• 1. 56%

• 150%

• 200%

• 500%

What is the price of a brownie at UBC Sprouts?

• $0.75

• $1

• 1. $2

• $2.50

What is the price of a PB&J Sandwich at Agora Café?

• $2.50

• $4

• 1. $4.50

• $6

Roughly how much edible food is wasted each year in Metro Vancouver?

• 1. 10,000,000 kg

• 8,790,000 kg

• 5,000,000 kg

• 13,000,000 kg

What is the average monthly cost of a nutritious food basket for a family of four in Vancouver (2022)?

• $1,403

• $1,311

• $1,186

• $1,024

1. What percentage of food bank clients in Vancouver are seniors?

• 25%

• 10%

• 14%

• 17%

1. What percentage of UBC students are concerned about running out of food at least once a year? 

• 43%

• 17%

• 28%

• 39%

1. What percentage of new registrants in 2023 at the Greater Vancouver Food Bank were post-secondary students?

• 1. 15%

• 24%

• 38%

• 20%

1. Roughly how much edible food is wasted each year in Canada overall?

• 2.3 million tonnes

• 1. 1.9 million tonnes

• 1.2 million tonnes

• 1. 5.5 million tonnes