Around 49 million Americans are `` food insecure , '' Department of Agriculture report says . Canstruction has collected more than 25 million pounds of food for food banks since 1993 . `` It 's important for us that we continue to get the word out , '' said Jennifer Schaefer , chair of the Canstruction competition in Phoenix , `` so people are aware of the hunger issues that we have , not only here in Arizona but across the country because it 's a big issue . '' Some sculpture projects use up to 7,000 cans of food . Comment:
Around 49 million Americans are `` food insecure , '' Department of Agriculture report says . Canstruction has collected more than 25 million pounds of food for food banks since 1993 . Some sculpture projects use up to 7,000 cans of food . Comment: