#ad Become a Hunger Hero with Tyson Chicken Nuggets #hungerheroes

There is not a day that goes by when I am no bombarded by super heroes. Seriously, my boys LOVE them. They need the action figures, masks, costumes, books, and don’t forget about the undies too. Everything they own for Pete’s sake has some sort of super hero plastered across it.Sometimes I get a little jealous and wonder if they could have Captain America (or whomever the chosen hero is for that day) to be their mother, would they them?! Frankly, I’m thinking I need to step up my game as a parent. Especially a parent to boys, ha! One common theme with super heroes is that they protect the people and help those in need. Did you know that Tysons is trying to do the same thing? They have started a campaign called Tyson Hunger Heroes Champions for Kids Project. For every bag of chicken nuggets purchased, Tyson will donate 4oz. of protein to help with hunger relief in our country. Child hunger is a big problem, I mean just look at these facts taken from the Hunger Heroes site:
•In 2011, 50.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households, 33.5 million adults and 16.7 million children.
•In 2011, 14.9 percent of households (17.9 million households) were food insecure.
•In 2011, 5.7 percent of households (6.8 million households) experienced very low food security.
•In 2011, households with children reported food insecurity at a significantly higher rate than those without children, 20.6 percent compared to 12.2percent.
•In 2011, households that had higher rates of food insecurity than the national average included households with children (20.6 percent), especially households with children headed by single women (36.8 percent) or single men (24.9 percent), Black non-Hispanic households (25.1 percent) and Hispanic households (26.2 percent).
•In 2011, 8.8 percent of seniors living alone (1 million households) were food insecure.
•Food insecurity exists in every county in America, ranging from a low of 5 percent in Steele County, ND to a high of 37 percent in Holmes County, MS.
That’s when I knew what I could do to finally look like a super hero in my kids’ eyes. They already LOVED Tyson chicken nuggets, so how cool would it be to tell them that by buying these nuggets we helped feed other children too. And that’s exactly what I did the other day at Sam’s. No I’m not shooting sticky webbing out of my wrists (thankfully, because that’s just gross), crushing people with my super strength, or even have “turtle power” (whatever that is!?), but I am helping to make sure one more child doesn’t go hungary tonight. And not only does that make ME feel like a super hero, but my kids like it too!So what about you? Would you like to don your mask, cape, and become a super hero with me? Just head out to Sam’s club and buy your own bag of Tyson Chicken Nuggets. Then you too can be a Tyson Hunger Hero.

Be sure to check out the Hunger Heroes site as well as follow Tyson on Facebook and Twitter! Remember, united we stand against ending child hunger, and together we can solve this problem!