(Editor’s note: Michael Hannigan and Jeff Weinstein have taken the SNAP Challenge, and are eating on the food stamps allowance of $4.80 per day.)
By Jeff Weinstein
First day of SNAP program. Michael Hannigan and I agreed to eat on $4.80 a day just as if we were on food stamps. We are doing this as part of National Hunger Month.
I’m in trial. Probably not the best day to start. No breakfast. Went to lunch but cheapest thing on the menu was over $5 so couldn’t order anything. Dinner at 9 p.m. was pasta noodles and tomato sauce. My planning will be better tomorrow – I hope.