SNAP Challenge

Do you know what it is like to be hungry? Or to make food choices on a very limited budget? More than 47 million Americans are on some form of nutrition…

Day 7 and Beyond“How did you do on the ‘food stamp’ challenge?” That’s the question people have been asking me since Sunday. “Did you have enough to eat,…

Day Six: “Who’s Hungry?”On a long car trip when a fast food joint comes into view, someone will shout it.“Who’s hungry?”If you walk into your office with…

Day Five: Rumors and ReasonsIt’s not really about the food.That’s what I’m starting to realize. People are angry, exhausted, frustrated, despondent.…

Time for a mid-week reality check. The jug of milk has started to go sour. The fat in the leftover ground beef we cooked with last night’s spaghetti sauce…

“I want spaghetti for dinner,” said a young friend who was visiting me Tuesday.“We don’t have any.”She just looked at me and rolled her eyes. So we got in…

Yesterday I was feeling pretty smug about my cost-effective shopping. I’d spent only about half of the $31.50 grocery budget I’d agreed not to exceed as…

Think you could manage on $31.50 a week for groceries? That’s the amount you’d get to spend if you had to rely solely on food stamps.From July 9 through…