SNAP Challenge: It's time for a HAPPY Thanksgiving!
By David Plante Today is the last full day of our SNAP challenge and I cannot wait for it to be over. In fact, this morning I cheated. I made
November 23, 2011
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SNAP Challenge: Food revelations
By Mark Sauerbrey and Dennis Taylor So we are one day away from finishing the SNAP challenge and we have to say it went quite well. Aside from spending more
November 23, 2011
SNAP Challenge: A dietitian's challenge
By Gwenda Hill I hate ramen noodles. They are squishy and salty and I don’t like them. I ate ramen noodles on Monday and Tuesday for lunch. I saved more
November 23, 2011
SNAP Challenge: Well…
By Ellen Klahn … I failed this challenge because I essentially have no self-control when it comes to food. Add in two days of being sick, a really stressful work
November 23, 2011
SNAP Challenge: Thanksgiving
By Kay Mitchell Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and the end of the SNAP challenge for me and for my Open Arms friends. There is irony in ending a week of conscious
November 23, 2011
SNAP Challenge: Time, Money and Convenience
By Elizabeth Polter The SNAP challenge has made me think a lot about the tradeoff between time and money. This semester is my first as a full-time student and full-time
November 23, 2011
SNAP Challenge: That Stinks
About this time last year in my SNAP Challenge, around Day 6, I opted to eat less, rather than trying to swallow some truly unappetizing food. Last year, I struggled
November 22, 2011
Potluck Recipe #40: Quick Curried Chickpeas
In my search for SNAP Challenge-friendly recipes, I headed to Budget Bytes, a blog dedicated to eating well on a budget. With each post, writer Beth M. posts a recipe,
November 22, 2011
SNAP Challenge: What if Christ Lived on Food Stamps?
This is a posting from my “Your Voices” blog for the Minneapolis StarTribune. This year, like last year, I’m living on food stamps for the seven days before Thanksgiving. It’s
November 19, 2011
SNAP Challenge: Nice! Raisins
I had never shopped at Walgreens for groceries before this SNAP Challenge. Who knew that there was a food product line distributed by Walgreens called Nice! I bought the Nice!
November 18, 2011
