Lisanne

Exactly. They aren't expecting her to make $17 last a month, they are saying that based on her income, this is all she qualifies for.

To play your game, if I had to operate on a food budget of $20/week, I'd probably get eggs, lentils, cheese, potatoes, onions, apples, oranges, bread, broccoli, tomatoes. And my bottled distilled water. I'd vary it up a bit. I wouldn't finish a bag of potatoes in a week, for example, so the next week I might get peanut butter or rice, spinach, etc.

ptquilts

I have something like that, it's called DH's mouth!! it always gets the last spoonful of anything!

roadrunr

If you use coupons you can make your food stamps streach, but even with that, $17 does not buy for many groceries. There should be a food pantry or food bank in the area that she can go to. Your church should know where the food pantires are (if they don't have one)

roadrunr

Some of that food is being donated to local food pantries. I know that Jewel, Target and other grocery stores near me donate to the food bank whic in turn donates it to churches, schools and other organizations that have food pantries. My local area has a mobile food truck that does around to churches and schools and gives the food away.

dixiebelle162002

dried pinto beans, potatoes, cornmeal, flour, eggs, oatmeal, and I agree with the whole chicken too.

writerwomen

We've played that game for real. Both my husband and I are very frugal shoppers- Ican turn a double pack of chicken from Sam's club into 4- 6 meals for a family of 5. In the cooler months I make our own bread- A 25 pound bag of flour is around 8.00. Yeast in a bag not by packs is around 3.00.
Frozen or large cans of veg are less then little ones. Raman nooldes are under 2.00 for a 12 pack. Milk and juice are cheaper at Kwick trip by the 1/2 gallon bag. Buy a 50 lb bag of potatoes from a farmer for under 12.00. Rice large bag around 10.00. We have to watch the prices ad make ends meet. It's not a new stroy but one many have not heard or have no idea how to play the game because they didn't grow up with it. Many food pantries only want prepreped items because according to them people don't know what to do with raw ingrediants. I grew up the daughter of a pastor to a small church. His pay was partly what the farmers could not sell because of blemishes but still was good. We learned to eat everything even though we did not appreciate how hard my mother worked to turn squash into a meriod of dishes etc.
I don't buy for food pantries anything we can't afford for ourselves

grannypat7925

Can't go dumpster diving around here. They ruin the food before they put it in the dumpster so that it is not usable for anybody. I think that is sinful!

quilter68

donna1350, etc.,

At our house that was cowboy stew!

madamekelly

Yes it is to 'help', but when you are paying all utilities (water, sewer, garbage, electric,) plus homeowners insurance and the homeowners warranty, and the only thing they deduct from your income is the electric bill, it looks like you have plenty of money. After I pay my bills, I have $52 and my food stamps ($87) to buy groceries for the month. Thank God there is a soup kitchen here in town, or we would live on top ramen all the time.

madamekelly

Our local gleaners charge a fee to belong, and if you are disabled you can't belong because you can't pick produce yourself. :roll: