Melissa works two jobs to support her three children. Her financial priorities are to pay the rent and utilities and provide food and medical necessities for the children. Melissa rarely eats three meals a day and worries about how and where she will get the next meal for herself and her children. Melissa is experiencing which of the following?

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Melissa's situation of worrying about the next meal for herself and her children shows that she has very limited or uncertain access to enough food for an active, healthy life. This fits the definition of very low food security. Option A, food insufficiency, is another term for very low food security. Options B and D do not accurately reflect Melissa's situation, and option C is not applicable based on the information provided.

Melissa Works Two Jobs to Support Her Three Children