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Location	Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Introduction	Ernst Gerhardt is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Director of the Interdisciplinary Humanities M.A. at Laurentian University. Favourite Food: Eggplant and Beef in a Thai Coconut Curry; Guiltiest Food Pleasure: Eating a bag of Dorito's Sweet Chili Heat chips while watching hockey; Family Size: three (two adults, one child under 10); Estimate cost of food per week: $200-$250; Why you are participating in the challenge: To experience, albeit in a controlled environment, what others must face on a daily basis. Giving up something I take for granted--my food choices--will shift my attitudes toward food security. Why is this issue important to you: As healthy eating affects physical, mental, and intellectual health, I think it is important to draw attention to the fact that healthy eating is an option not all can choose.

Location

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Introduction

Ernst Gerhardt is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Director of the Interdisciplinary Humanities M.A. at Laurentian University. Favourite Food: Eggplant and Beef in a Thai Coconut Curry; Guiltiest Food Pleasure: Eating a bag of Dorito's Sweet Chili Heat chips while watching hockey; Family Size: three (two adults, one child under 10); Estimate cost of food per week: $200-$250; Why you are participating in the challenge: To experience, albeit in a controlled environment, what others must face on a daily basis. Giving up something I take for granted--my food choices--will shift my attitudes toward food security. Why is this issue important to you: As healthy eating affects physical, mental, and intellectual health, I think it is important to draw attention to the fact that healthy eating is an option not all can choose.