Food Stamp Challenge

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-25-2009
Food Stamp Challenge
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Wed, 04-15-2009 - 5:06pm
Some friends and I signed up for United Way's food stamp challenge. The rule is you have to feed yourself for $7 dollars a day. Since I have quite a bit staples at home (rice, flour, pasta, canned tomatoes, beans, etc.), I am going to limit myself to $5 dollars a day and see how it works. It will be interesting to see if it is still possible to stick to my vegetarian, mostly organic diet. If nothing else, I will save on grocery money! ;-)
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-25-2009
Thu, 04-16-2009 - 1:25pm

I am glad you brought up some of the issues I have been thinking.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-25-2009
Thu, 04-16-2009 - 1:28pm
Oh, I agree with you 100%!
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-01-2008
Thu, 04-16-2009 - 2:47pm

I checked our bankruptcy filings, we were allotted $550 a month for food for the two of us, plus $50 for laundry & dry cleaning (I don't do dry cleaning, rarely).


That's more than enough for us to live on. Average $126.92 a week.


Norma


"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus


iVillage Member
Registered: 03-17-2003
Thu, 04-16-2009 - 4:05pm
You have brought up a subject that is near and dear to my heart: good nutrition and healthy food choices.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-17-2003
Thu, 04-16-2009 - 5:29pm
I recall a program on the television about the obstacles of inner city households buying fresh fruits, vegetables, and fresh cut meats (butcher shop).
iVillage Member
Registered: 07-10-2003
Thu, 04-16-2009 - 7:28pm

I will confess to liking that store more and more.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-29-2008
Thu, 04-16-2009 - 8:44pm

Good thread.


Decent nutrition should not be a socio-economic issue.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-25-2009
Thu, 04-16-2009 - 9:07pm

Obviously if one is trying to feed a family on a tight budget, selecting organic foods should not be a priority. For me I do not mind paying a bit more for produce grown without pesticides for reasons more than just my own health. It is better for the environment, and more importantly, having dealt with farm workers (with no healthcare coverage) getting very ill from high doses of pesticides, I do not feel right giving money to food producers that are complacent on environmental and occupation health issues.

Not saying what is right or wrong, just a personal preference.

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-04-2008
Fri, 04-17-2009 - 10:26am
Michigan schools students are required to take a health class one year that covers these topics in order to meet graduation requirements:



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Registered: 08-04-2008
Fri, 04-17-2009 - 11:11am

In downtown Detroit (clearly one of the most impoverished cities in the US, expecially now with 22.6% unemployment) there is a HUGE farmers market, it is located near a fresh spice place, nut place, meat and fresh fish and poulty stores and it is open 6 days a week.