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[–] biddle [S] 0 points 9 points (+9|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Fuck yes. What did me pa put on the table with his 500/month SNAPS? We ate mac n cheese, Velveeta ramen, canned pork n beans, Campbell's casseroles with Doritos crushed up on them, lots of cheap glazed rolls and donuts and chips, Dew instead of water, fried toast, SPAM, fried baloney, and a shit ton of ground beef and hot dogs and potato hash. Seasonings? Ketchup. No vegetables. No way in hell this is poor people food. My father was just fucking lazy and didn't give a single thought to budgeting or eating healthy, despite not working.

Why is my whole family rail-thin? All of them are meth addicts, and none of them have cars. Plus, they're outside all day like grown-ass hooligans.

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[–] hiddenbutt 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

My sister does a lot of work with impoverished minorities in public schools. One family got onto SNAP, and the mom was remarking that they were eating like kings now. They went from 200$ a month for food to 400$ a month for food. And you can bet they weren't buying processed crap with it. If you don't buy processed crap, you can eat steak and lobster and roasts almost every night on SNAP.

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[–] 5641049? 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Holy shit, between me and my boyfriend we spend about $40/week on food. Granted, we don't necessarily need to budget, but it's always nice to save money. I do all of the cooking so I know how to make delicious meals out rice, beans, and fruits and vegetables that I grow/buy in the summer and can and freeze myself.

I can't imagine what I'd do if I even did have $400 to spend. I know the lady must have a couple kids so that raises the amount spent, but still.