Shopping for Food Stamp Challenge > Rexroad.com

I just did my shopping for the Food Stamp Challenge. I checked out Grocery Outlet and Food 4 Less. After doing some looking I went with Food 4 Less.

Here is the take ---
1 bunch of fresh spinach --- $1.49
2.48 pounds of tomatoes (10 tomatoes) --- $3.58
Loaf of french bread -- $0.99
Spaghetti - $1.35
Marachan Noodles (10 packets) -- $2
Spaghetti Sauce -- $0.98
Peanut Butter -- $1.98
2.55 lbs of Bananas -- $1.73

Total spent is $14.08. I still have $5.92 left to spend.

If I were to eat each day --
2 Top Ramans with spinach
2 peanut butter sandwiches
2 Tomatoes
1.3 Bananas
and a little spaghetti with meat sauce I will be fine.

I still have more than 25% of my money in reserve.

Note: Jenn is not happy about doing this again.

Comments

By sharla @ Monday, April 20, 2009 2:05 PM

Matt, There is absolutely no dairy in on this list and very little fresh fruits and vegetables. The bananas are OK, but an apple or two would have been good. If you were buying groceries for a child, then this would be a terrible diet. I also wonder how much salt is in the noodle packages. I understand the challenge, but I don't think people are supposed to subsist only on what they can buy with their Food Stamps. I think it is supposed to be a supplement.

By Matt Rexroad @ Monday, April 20, 2009 2:39 PM

I still have $5.92.

By yolovoter @ Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7:46 PM

As I said in two previous posts on this subject, I think you should run all your food choices through the USDA's mypyramid.gov "tracker" and post results as to nutritional excesses/defienciencies. I wonder if persons on this program who eat what you purchased (especially children) would be able to meet government guidelines for a healthy diet. It would be super easy to find out, and to post for anyone interested. Again, the website is mypyramid.gov.

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