Comments on: Still Hungry with food stamps http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/ Trying to live large ...one step at a time Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:54:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Welcome Smart Spending Readers! | LivingAlmostLarge http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Welcome Smart Spending Readers! | LivingAlmostLarge Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:39:47 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/#comment-1691 [...] mentions my article “Still Hungry with Food Stamps“  where I ask why a woman can’t feed herself and her baby on $280/month food stamps.  [...] [...] mentions my article “Still Hungry with Food Stamps“  where I ask why a woman can’t feed herself and her baby on $280/month food stamps.  [...]

]]> By: Less than food stamps: Could you eat for only $100 a month? - Smart Spending http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 Less than food stamps: Could you eat for only $100 a month? - Smart Spending Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:49:55 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/#comment-1690 [...] actually sounded off on this topic first. She was incredulous after CNNMoney featured a mother with an infant who is having to make [...] [...] actually sounded off on this topic first. She was incredulous after CNNMoney featured a mother with an infant who is having to make [...]

]]> By: Tight Fisted Miser » Blog Archive » My Food Stamp Experience http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1674 Tight Fisted Miser » Blog Archive » My Food Stamp Experience Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:07:58 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/#comment-1674 [...] month I read a post at Living Almost Large titled “Still Hungry with Food Stamps“.  It was in response to this CNN article about a woman who found it difficult to feed her [...] [...] month I read a post at Living Almost Large titled “Still Hungry with Food Stamps“.  It was in response to this CNN article about a woman who found it difficult to feed her [...]

]]> By: Food around the world | LivingAlmostLarge http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1682 Food around the world | LivingAlmostLarge Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:58:00 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/#comment-1682 [...] about people living like this makes me grateful to live in the US.  To put it into perspective, I ranted about a single mother struggling on $280/month + $65 WIC for her and one child.  A family of 6 in [...] [...] about people living like this makes me grateful to live in the US.  To put it into perspective, I ranted about a single mother struggling on $280/month + $65 WIC for her and one child.  A family of 6 in [...]

]]> By: Carnivals of the Week | LivingAlmostLarge http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1683 Carnivals of the Week | LivingAlmostLarge Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:57:55 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/#comment-1683 [...] of Personal Finance @ Moolanomy, including my “Still Hungry with foods stamps” [...] [...] of Personal Finance @ Moolanomy, including my “Still Hungry with foods stamps” [...]

]]> By: Monroe on a Budget » Carnival of Personal Finance 6/2 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1667 Monroe on a Budget » Carnival of Personal Finance 6/2 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:35:48 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/#comment-1667 [...] Almost Large presents Still hungry with food stamps?: “My only guess is that she’s eating a lot of convenience, pre-packaged foods which are [...] [...] Almost Large presents Still hungry with food stamps?: “My only guess is that she’s eating a lot of convenience, pre-packaged foods which are [...]

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance #155 — Time With Family | Moolanomy http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1681 Carnival of Personal Finance #155 — Time With Family | Moolanomy Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:02:07 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/#comment-1681 [...] Still Hungry with Food Stamps? at LivingAlmostLarge — Is $280/month in food stamps too much or too little for a mother and a child living in DC? [...] [...] Still Hungry with Food Stamps? at LivingAlmostLarge — Is $280/month in food stamps too much or too little for a mother and a child living in DC? [...]

]]> By: Livingalmostlarge http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1680 Livingalmostlarge Fri, 30 May 2008 02:24:20 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/#comment-1680 I think another problem is that assuming she eats convience foods when she is trying to become a chef is crazy. I wonder why she isn't cooking more? I think another problem is that assuming she eats convience foods when she is trying to become a chef is crazy. I wonder why she isn’t cooking more?

]]> By: Chargrylls http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 Chargrylls Thu, 29 May 2008 21:05:53 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/#comment-1666 LAL - true she shouldn't be paying for those things when coupons are out there, she shouldn't be eating convenience foods, she should be eating healthier, but we all do things we shouldn't do. Great blog by the way. LAL – true she shouldn’t be paying for those things when coupons are out there, she shouldn’t be eating convenience foods, she should be eating healthier, but we all do things we shouldn’t do.

Great blog by the way.

]]> By: LivingAlmostLarge http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/comment-page-1/#comment-1671 LivingAlmostLarge Thu, 29 May 2008 20:14:12 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/05/21/still-hungry-with-food-stamps/#comment-1671 Chargrylls, read the article. She gets free lunch because she's learning to be a cook at a school. So that's only 60 meals/month! $280 is for her food and she gets $65/month WIC which is for milk, cheese, and formula. That is $345/month / 60 meals = $5.75/meal. If you can't eat for $5.75/meal something is wrong. And hence why I am saying don't eat convience foods. Why is she becoming a cook if she can't cook? A person on a thread I started said here's some basic food staples 5 lbs rice 5 lbs beans 5 canned veggies 5 cans of soup 4 loaves of bread 5 lbs ground beef 5 lbs chicken Potentially these are not even $100 and those would be staples for the month. According to your calculations she'd basically only be eating convience foods, of which there are tons of coupons for and you shouldn't be paying full price for. Chargrylls, read the article. She gets free lunch because she’s learning to be a cook at a school. So that’s only 60 meals/month! $280 is for her food and she gets $65/month WIC which is for milk, cheese, and formula.

That is $345/month / 60 meals = $5.75/meal. If you can’t eat for $5.75/meal something is wrong.

And hence why I am saying don’t eat convience foods. Why is she becoming a cook if she can’t cook?

A person on a thread I started said here’s some basic food staples

5 lbs rice
5 lbs beans
5 canned veggies
5 cans of soup
4 loaves of bread
5 lbs ground beef
5 lbs chicken

Potentially these are not even $100 and those would be staples for the month.

According to your calculations she’d basically only be eating convience foods, of which there are tons of coupons for and you shouldn’t be paying full price for.

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