Healthy-ish Food at 7-Eleven? Yes, It’s Happening

Several studies and reports (as well as experiences and observations) present findings that manifest the gap between wealthy and low-income communities' access to affordable, healthy foods and grocery stores with fresh, high quality produce, meats, cheeses, grains, etc. According to PolicyLink (2010), in the U.S., low-income zip codes have 30 percent more convenience stores [e.g., 7-Eleven], which tend to lack healthy items, than middle-income zip codes."