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I like many other people on this blog have decided to take the SNAP Challenge. I will be eating off of a budget of $27.65 for the next week. I

Tonight was our “Looking Forward To It” dinner meal – meatloaf with ketchup/brown sugar glaze, mashed potatoes and fresh steamed broccoli. The excitement? It had to be the meat! And

Since Tuesday, Max (our 11 year old, 6th grade son) has been forced to eat school lunch. He feels like he’s won the lottery. Our thinking was that if we

Last week I announced in a church newsletter article that I would be joining Kevin’s SNAP challenge to live on $27.65 worth of groceries for a week. It sounded easier

My SNAP Challenge began this morning by measuring one cup of raisin bran cereal and a half a cup of skim milk to go along with it. (I actually could

I’ve been wondering about the intent behind the new food stamps acronym, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). When they renamed it, where they trying to imply, “Lucky you, getting assistance

Remember the old business adage: “Time, Money and Quality … pick two”? I’ve been thinking about that adage this week and seeing if it applies at all to my SNAP

wow, 5:29 pm and the mood of the younger crowd at our house is noticeably, um, sour. Is it just plain boredom, or is it food related? Interesting. Amy is

We got a Target coupon book in the mail. Given the current challenge, you can imagine my interest “Over $18 in savings.” Maybe there’s something for us, that can help

Had to stop what I was doing and actually think about what the kids were going to have for an after school snack. They’re home in just over an hour.

The past year we’ve been living on one wage earner’s income. Our total income is down 60% from the prior year. After some initial adjustments, I like to think we

My wife is Creative Director at Open Arms of Minnesota. When she first mentioned the SNAP Challenge diet that Executive Director, Kevin Winge, is undertaking, I thought it sounded like