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Zhivago
(OP) User ID: 72072201 United States 06/10/2017 10:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am disabled, bonehead. If I could work, I wouldn't be on these stupid govt. programs. I used to make $10k a month. I'm now living on the other side of the equation. Here is my grocery store. Let me see you make a meal plan for the month. www.heb.com |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 74661226 United States 06/10/2017 10:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Chicken thighs and drumsticks are cheap. Potatoes are cheap, rice is cheap. Look up the online sale circulrs online and check them every week to find out what's on sale at each store that you want to buy and visit several stores each week to get the sale items. Get up early and do your shopping first thing in the morning and look for marked down veggies and meat. Seasonal fruit and veggies are expensive, but buy them when they are on sale. Frozen veggies are your next best option. Oatmeal is cheap, eggs are cheap ,beans are cheap. Look up recipies and learn to cook. You can't afford premade foods, but you can afford to eat well if you cook. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 74896608 United States 06/10/2017 10:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am disabled, bonehead. If I could work, I wouldn't be on these stupid govt. programs. I used to make $10k a month. I'm now living on the other side of the equation. Here is my grocery store. Let me see you make a meal plan for the month. www.heb.com Sure you are. Everyone is disabled these days. |
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marooned
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Missia
User ID: 73067748 United States 06/10/2017 11:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you're so smart, lets hear how you would figure it out. Stupid comments like yours are moot because you are not doing anything constructive and there is nothing you can say to me to hurt my feelings. I raised a family of 5 on a $300 monthly grocery budget for years. Learn to cook from scratch. I could easily make a $5 whole chicken stretch 3 dinners. |
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marooned
User ID: 70666044 United States 06/10/2017 11:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you're so smart, lets hear how you would figure it out. Stupid comments like yours are moot because you are not doing anything constructive and there is nothing you can say to me to hurt my feelings. I raised a family of 5 on a $300 monthly grocery budget for years. Learn to cook from scratch. I could easily make a $5 whole chicken stretch 3 dinners. That's right. |
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Missia
User ID: 73067748 United States 06/10/2017 11:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That's pretty good. Quoting: marooned I've been unable to work for two months and can't get shit. In fact, I am waiting for a hospital bed to open as we speak... Our system is fucked. That's pretty good. Quoting: marooned I've been unable to work for two months and can't get shit. In fact, I am waiting for a hospital bed to open as we speak... Our system is fucked. There's no doubt the system is fucked. Sadly, the people who really need assistance, just a leg up when fallen on hard times, the real reason it was created, are usually turned away for asset reasons. If you've worked hard all your life and "own" anything then find yourself in a hard place, you're screwed. There's a reason you see welfare recipients driving new cars. I know this because I worked as a caseworker for 6 years until I couldn't take it anymore. Last Edited by Suzy Q on 06/10/2017 11:23 AM |
marooned
User ID: 70666044 United States 06/10/2017 11:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That's pretty good. Quoting: marooned I've been unable to work for two months and can't get shit. In fact, I am waiting for a hospital bed to open as we speak... Our system is fucked. That's pretty good. Quoting: marooned I've been unable to work for two months and can't get shit. In fact, I am waiting for a hospital bed to open as we speak... Our system is fucked. There's no doubt the system is fucked. Sadly, the people who really need assistance, just a leg up when fallen on hard times, the real reason it was created, are usually turned away for asset reasons. If you've worked hard all your life and "own" anything then find yourself in a hard place, you're screwed. There's a reason you see welfare recipients driving new cars. I know this because I worked as a caseworker for 6 years until I couldn't take it anymore. I don't have shit. I don't know how you did it. |
Lily o' the Valley
User ID: 75058033 United States 06/10/2017 11:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Chicken thighs and drumsticks are cheap. Potatoes are cheap, rice is cheap. Quoting: Lisa*Lisa Look up the online sale circulrs online and check them every week to find out what's on sale at each store that you want to buy and visit several stores each week to get the sale items. Get up early and do your shopping first thing in the morning and look for marked down veggies and meat. Seasonal fruit and veggies are expensive, but buy them when they are on sale. Frozen veggies are your next best option. Oatmeal is cheap, eggs are cheap ,beans are cheap. Look up recipies and learn to cook. You can't afford premade foods, but you can afford to eat well if you cook. All of the above. I don't know about your store, but here potatoes are cheap. They are nutritious and filling and versatile. A five pound bag should give you one potato a day for thirty days. I have seen those bags for around $1. A dozen eggs will give you protein for almost 2 weeks for generally around $1 a week. You don't need to eat meat every day. Beans and corn in the same meal will give you protein. Bags of juicer carrots are cheap, and will give you more nutrition for your buck than most anything. Look for bags where most of the carrots are not black and dead on top. Use up those first and expose the rest to some sunlight for a day or too, keep them moist though, and then refrigerate them.. Grow leaf lettuce in a bucket on your balcony or in front of a window if you can't grow it outside. Plant some of those carrots in the bucket too. A batch of green onions planted in a little soil will give you seasoning for months. Just trim a little leaf off the top and put that in soup and stew instead of using big onions. They will keep growing and replenishing for you. You could put them in with the lettuce and carrots. Take the leftover bones from those cheap chicken cuts and boil them up with some of those green onion tops for a good soup base. Add potato, carrot and a bit of chicken for a soup that will last for two or three lunches. A 5 pound bag of flour and some baking powder will give you the base for breads for at least a couple of weeks. Buy one package of yeast, learn to culture it and use it for raised sour or sweet dough bread for the rest of your life. When you boil up those potatoes, don't salt them sometimes and use the potato water to feed the yeast. Other times, use the salted water for soup base. Find a way to get to your local dollar store and buy spaghetti sauce and pasta there. Plus other things. Pasta is another cheap staple that will go a long long way. Go to the Food Bank. Soups, breads, potatoes and a tiny place to grow a few fresh veggies will make it possible to spend the bulk of your food allowance on meat and other foods. You can do it. Good luck. *** Good deeds bring rewards, bad actions bring troubles. That is a law of the universe. *** |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 40647029 United States 06/10/2017 11:34 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Go to the nearest church. Tell the minister you need food and why. Tell the priest. There are food banks. There are ministries that bring food. I have seen food trucks with people taking away more food than they can use. You have to tell people what you need. There is no reason to be hungry here in the United States. There is plenty of food. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 75014881 United States 06/10/2017 11:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How does one eat healthy on food stamps? Quoting: Zhivago I get $167 a month. 30/31 days/month = ~$5.40 a day. www.heb.com is my grocery store. it IS possible - we have a family of 6 we get 856 dollars a month - when possible we take the first week and go to walmart where we BUY IN BULK - condiments and meats / cheeses / pastas and sauce / breads . weeks 2 and 3 we go to HEB and do fill ins mostly vegetables and fresh fruit and stuff we werent able to get on week 1. the last week we fend for ourselves - usually CHEAP FOODS like top ramen and pb&j but overall it is possible. |
Missia
User ID: 73067748 United States 06/10/2017 11:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That's pretty good. Quoting: marooned I've been unable to work for two months and can't get shit. In fact, I am waiting for a hospital bed to open as we speak... Our system is fucked. That's pretty good. Quoting: marooned I've been unable to work for two months and can't get shit. In fact, I am waiting for a hospital bed to open as we speak... Our system is fucked. There's no doubt the system is fucked. Sadly, the people who really need assistance, just a leg up when fallen on hard times, the real reason it was created, are usually turned away for asset reasons. If you've worked hard all your life and "own" anything then find yourself in a hard place, you're screwed. There's a reason you see welfare recipients driving new cars. I know this because I worked as a caseworker for 6 years until I couldn't take it anymore. I don't have shit. I don't know how you did it. I had mouths to feed and it was pretty ironic to say the least LOL. If you want to know the truths about "the system". I know them inside and out. Illegals/agricultural workers are at the head of the line. Then you have the "abandonment/emergency" cases. Which is defined by the boyfriend or husband (breadwinner) no longer lives with them. Blah blah...BS blah... Last Edited by Suzy Q on 06/10/2017 11:48 AM |
marooned
User ID: 70666044 United States 06/10/2017 11:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Go to the nearest church. Tell the minister you need food and why. Tell the priest. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 40647029 There are food banks. There are ministries that bring food. I have seen food trucks with people taking away more food than they can use. You have to tell people what you need. There is no reason to be hungry here in the United States. There is plenty of food. Around here the churches require "proof of income" |
Missia
User ID: 73067748 United States 06/10/2017 12:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How does one eat healthy on food stamps? Quoting: Zhivago I get $167 a month. 30/31 days/month = ~$5.40 a day. www.heb.com is my grocery store. it IS possible - we have a family of 6 we get 856 dollars a month - when possible we take the first week and go to walmart where we BUY IN BULK - condiments and meats / cheeses / pastas and sauce / breads . weeks 2 and 3 we go to HEB and do fill ins mostly vegetables and fresh fruit and stuff we werent able to get on week 1. the last week we fend for ourselves - usually CHEAP FOODS like top ramen and pb&j but overall it is possible. How does one eat healthy on food stamps? Quoting: Zhivago I get $167 a month. 30/31 days/month = ~$5.40 a day. www.heb.com is my grocery store. it IS possible - we have a family of 6 we get 856 dollars a month - when possible we take the first week and go to walmart where we BUY IN BULK - condiments and meats / cheeses / pastas and sauce / breads . weeks 2 and 3 we go to HEB and do fill ins mostly vegetables and fresh fruit and stuff we werent able to get on week 1. the last week we fend for ourselves - usually CHEAP FOODS like top ramen and pb&j but overall it is possible. Hold up... You receive $856 a month in food stamps? Just for food? That's like our mortgage and car payment combined. |
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Sunny Daze
User ID: 59490123 United States 06/10/2017 12:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How does one eat healthy on food stamps? Quoting: Zhivago I get $167 a month. 30/31 days/month = ~$5.40 a day. www.heb.com is my grocery store. it IS possible - we have a family of 6 we get 856 dollars a month - when possible we take the first week and go to walmart where we BUY IN BULK - condiments and meats / cheeses / pastas and sauce / breads . weeks 2 and 3 we go to HEB and do fill ins mostly vegetables and fresh fruit and stuff we werent able to get on week 1. the last week we fend for ourselves - usually CHEAP FOODS like top ramen and pb&j but overall it is possible. How does one eat healthy on food stamps? Quoting: Zhivago I get $167 a month. 30/31 days/month = ~$5.40 a day. www.heb.com is my grocery store. it IS possible - we have a family of 6 we get 856 dollars a month - when possible we take the first week and go to walmart where we BUY IN BULK - condiments and meats / cheeses / pastas and sauce / breads . weeks 2 and 3 we go to HEB and do fill ins mostly vegetables and fresh fruit and stuff we werent able to get on week 1. the last week we fend for ourselves - usually CHEAP FOODS like top ramen and pb&j but overall it is possible. Hold up... You receive $856 a month in food stamps? Just for food? That's like our mortgage and car payment combined. are you 12 yo or what ... six kids plus two adults = 8 people living on $27 a week for food ... I would like to see you do that ... considering you cant pay your rent or your car payment with Food Stamps that's $3.85 per day per person ... impossible for most people to even fathom much less actually achieve Last Edited by Sunny Daze on 06/10/2017 12:24 PM |
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Missia
User ID: 73067748 United States 06/10/2017 12:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How does one eat healthy on food stamps? Quoting: Zhivago I get $167 a month. 30/31 days/month = ~$5.40 a day. www.heb.com is my grocery store. it IS possible - we have a family of 6 we get 856 dollars a month - when possible we take the first week and go to walmart where we BUY IN BULK - condiments and meats / cheeses / pastas and sauce / breads . weeks 2 and 3 we go to HEB and do fill ins mostly vegetables and fresh fruit and stuff we werent able to get on week 1. the last week we fend for ourselves - usually CHEAP FOODS like top ramen and pb&j but overall it is possible. How does one eat healthy on food stamps? Quoting: Zhivago I get $167 a month. 30/31 days/month = ~$5.40 a day. www.heb.com is my grocery store. it IS possible - we have a family of 6 we get 856 dollars a month - when possible we take the first week and go to walmart where we BUY IN BULK - condiments and meats / cheeses / pastas and sauce / breads . weeks 2 and 3 we go to HEB and do fill ins mostly vegetables and fresh fruit and stuff we werent able to get on week 1. the last week we fend for ourselves - usually CHEAP FOODS like top ramen and pb&j but overall it is possible. Hold up... You receive $856 a month in food stamps? Just for food? That's like our mortgage and car payment combined. are you 12 yo or what ... six kids plus two adults = 8 people living on $27 a week for food ... I would like to see you do that ... considering you cant pay your rent or your car payment with Food Stamps that's $3.85 per day per person ... impossible for most people to even fathom much less actually achieve I did. I fed a family of 5 on a $300 a month. $300 hard earned cash not food stamps. Last Edited by Suzy Q on 06/10/2017 12:38 PM |
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Nine's
User ID: 74864002 United States 06/10/2017 12:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Approx. 100. grocery list w/minimal cooking and a few meal ideas. Save the other 67.for things you may add... fruits, fresh veggies, popcorn, etc. Save more money by making bread, tortillas, noodles, etc. 2 doz. eggs 4.00 1 box oatmeal 2.00 OJ 3.00 PB 2.00 2 tuna 2.00 10 lb. potatoes 4.00 3 boxes pasta 3.00 2 pasta sauce 2.00 2 boxes cornbread1.00 muffin mix 1 bag navy beans 1.00 2 lb. bacon 7.00 2 rotisserie 10.00 chickens 2 lb. gr. beef 7.00 3 cantelope 3.00 1 bag apples 3.00 1 lb butter 4.00 container oil 3.00 10 froz.veggies 10.00 4 loaves bread 8.00 1 jar mayo 3.00 1 pack cheese 3.00 1 cottage cheese 2.00 1 lb. br. sugar 1.50 1 pack tortillas 1.00 5 lb.sugar 3.50 1 box tea 2.00 2 lb. coffee 4.00 1 gal milk 3.00 1 pancake mix 1.50 Meal Ideas bacon, eggs, toast w OJ french toast w/syrup oatmeal pancakes/eggs/bacon eggs w/fried potatoes PB sandwich Tuna w/boiled egg sandwich Egg salad sandwich Grilled cheese sandwich Chicken salad sandwich leftovers Potato soup chicken, mashed potatoes, froz. veggie chicken w/dressing chicken noodle soup chicken sandwich spaghetti w/froz. veggie cottage cheese gr. beef w/froz peas, boiled potatoes w/butter macaroni salad w/chicken/apples bean soup w/cornbread tortilla wraps w/mashed beans leftover from soup, chicken, scrambled eggs, or other filling fry tortilla spread with mashed beans, cheese, or other topping or dip Beverages Iced tea, coffee, milk, juice, water. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 74545788 United States 06/10/2017 01:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I am disabled, bonehead. If I could work, I wouldn't be on these stupid govt. programs. I used to make $10k a month. I'm now living on the other side of the equation. Here is my grocery store. Let me see you make a meal plan for the month. www.heb.com Why don't you hit up the 99 cent, or dollar tree stores? You're money would go a lot further. |
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