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Day 6….. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Today I had half a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. If I had anything more than that

I didn’t need to take the SNAP Challenge to realize that my gender and race afford me a certain amount of privilege. I’ve been aware of the benefits and opportunities

Day 5…… Highlight of the day eating a PB&J sandwich. Low-light: ran out of bananas and realized that I only have 2 more pieces of bread left and 2 days

Why is it that so much of what I’ve been eating the past five days is orange in color? I haven’t had a box of macaroni and cheese for dinner

Day 4…… Breakfast: PB&J sandwich and a banana.Lunch: 1 cup of rice cooked with soy sauce.Dinner: PB&J sandwich with pasta shells covered in ragu- sweet tomato basil. I ended my

I don’t know when, if ever, I have gone four days without throwing away some leftover food or table scraps. Since starting my SNAP Challenge not a single flake of

After pouring over the supermarket ads in the Sunday paper, Paula and I decided to stick to the shopping list and make a few vegetarian substitutions. Armed with detailed lists

I began last Thursday at 10:00 am by going to ALDI and the Dollar Tree. I got everything on the list except yogurt, peanut butter, chicken drumsticks and ground turkey

I’ve completed two days of my SNAP Challenge, gained one pound (probably from last night’s pasta with ground turkey dinner) and experienced a low grade headache for most of yesterday,

One meal to go and our SNAP Challenge is over, but even a week of eating on such a limited budget is telling. My family is tired of peanut butter

Day 2 so far so good. I ate a PB& J sandwich and a banana for breakfast. Lunch will probably be pasta and some left over ragu. Dinner will be

There is a reason for the adage – a picture is worth a thousand words. My lunch on Thursday (pictured here) consisted of a peanut butter sandwich (.07 cents), a