tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post6718724080616484793..comments2024-03-19T01:35:10.559-04:00Comments on *: ICPJ Michigan Food Stamp ChallengeJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03547640380443175482noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-6128018454972208262007-09-07T10:15:00.000-04:002007-09-07T10:15:00.000-04:00As someone taking the Challenge, I've learned 3 th...As someone taking the Challenge, I've learned 3 things:<BR/><BR/><B>1. Calories are cheap, nutrition is expensive. </B>As Jeremy says, you can fill your belly on mac & cheese and Kool-Aid, but it won't be good for you. It's hard to eat a healthy diet on $1 a meal.<BR/><BR/><B>2. Everything takes longer</B>. I'm eating pretty healthy with beans and rice, but those take a <I>long</I> time to cook. And shopping took an hour, twice as long as normal.<BR/><BR/><B>3. Being poor is isolating</B>. I'm turning down social and professional events left and right because it's not in the budget. Now, when I say why, people understand. There's no stigma. I'm lucky that way. But if I really didn't have the budget, I'd be making up excuses and cutting myself off from community. Not good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902677.post-85184779355514533172007-09-05T14:35:00.000-04:002007-09-05T14:35:00.000-04:00When you only have $21/week to live on, you eat a ...When you only have $21/week to live on, you eat a lot of Mac and Cheese and drink a lot of Kool-Aid.<BR/><BR/>Believe me, been there, done that.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876860243053889114noreply@blogger.com