The COVID-19 pandemic is causing breaks in our food chain, resulting in shortages of products in some areas. Experts say trying new foods is one way you can help ease a strained system and quiet fears about your own food security.
- The COVID-19 pandemic is causing breaks in our food chain, resulting in shortages of products, like beef and pork, in some stores.
- Scarcity of items has led some people to begin panic-buying products in masse that ended up going bad or spoiling.
- Experts advise that if certain meat items are scarce in your area, now might be the time to try plant-based substitutes to relieve some stress on our strained system, and give you peace of mind about your own food security.