First, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!Second, I’m sorry for being tardy with my final blog post. I got home from work last night and realized I had tickets to the wild

As I wait for my brown rice to boil to prepare my final dinner of my SNAP Challenge, black beans and rice, I have a few minutes to reflect on

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