Welcome to our Morningside Heights community food guide!

Morningside Heights Community Food Guide

There are&nbsp;many&nbsp;food options&nbsp;in Morningside Heights. The cafes&nbsp;in our community open&nbsp;very early&nbsp;in the morning.&nbsp;People can buy coffee&nbsp;or breakfast on their way to work or school.&nbsp;Most restaurants open in the afternoon to serve lunch and dinner.&nbsp;Many local grocery stores and produce stands are open late at night.&nbsp;We buy nutritious food from produce stands and grocery stores, like fruit, salads, and healthy sandwiches.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Bagels are a popular breakfast item in New York City!

In our community,&nbsp;some foods are&nbsp;expensive,&nbsp;and&nbsp;others&nbsp;are&nbsp;more affordable.&nbsp;Also, some foods are&nbsp;healthy,&nbsp;and some foods are not. One healthy&nbsp;and affordable&nbsp;food&nbsp;option&nbsp;is&nbsp;shopping from&nbsp;local&nbsp;vendors&nbsp;where&nbsp;we&nbsp;buy&nbsp;a variety&nbsp;of fresh fruits and vegetables.&nbsp;Another store&nbsp;where you can buy food is&nbsp;a Bodega.&nbsp;A bodega&nbsp;is a&nbsp;small, family-owned&nbsp;store&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;open many hours&nbsp;each&nbsp;day.&nbsp;Bodegas&nbsp;are known for their colorful appearance and rich history.&nbsp;They have items people use a lot in their house, like paper towels, snacks, cleaning products, and some medicines. We make delicious meals with the food we buy from bodegas!&nbsp;The cost of&nbsp;the&nbsp;food&nbsp;here can be expensive,&nbsp;so a&nbsp;more affordable&nbsp;option&nbsp;is to buy&nbsp;from&nbsp;larger&nbsp;grocery stores.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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How might we improve food security for people in this community?&nbsp;

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In this project, we learned that there are many accessible food options in our community. The foods we buy come from different places and cultures. However, many of the options are too expensive for people in our community to buy. One idea to improve food security is to build more community gardens.&#160; This way people can grow food. It is less expensive to grow food than to buy it from a store. Restaurants and grocery stores can donate fresh food they cannot use to food banks. In New York, food banks give food to people who need it for free.&#160;

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This community guide is about the food options in our community, Morningside Heights, New York. In this guide, we will show the different options to buy food in our community. Then, we will explain the accessibility of these options and recommend ways to improve access to healthy food in our community. Please look at the food environment map below to learn about the different nutritious and delicious food choices in our community! The food environment map displays where people in the area buy diverse types of food. On the next page, you can click on the number on the map to show the pictures and descriptions of each place.&nbsp;

Morningside Heights Food Environment Map 

There are many food options in our community. People with&nbsp;many&nbsp;different cultures&nbsp;can find foods that are important to them. People can find fresh ingredients for dishes they cook or go out to eat at restaurants they like. For example, there are food trucks that have Himalayan, Peruvian, and Mexican cuisines.&nbsp;

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The grocery stores and restaurants are accessible to people in our&nbsp;community. We can walk, bike, or take the subway to buy food. The subway is an underground train. We can ride it 24 hours a day. Most people in New York do not drive cars to buy food. There is a lot of&nbsp;traffic,&nbsp;and it is difficult to find places to park.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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