I am feeling grateful this evening.....
Grateful that I have had enough food to eat this week despite the limitations of living on the SNAP diet....
Grateful for the variety that normally makes my diet more interesting, and that I miss so much this week....
Grateful for the fresh fruits and vegetables I am normally able to enjoy and that I am sorely missing this week....
Grateful for the comments and insights of the others who are participating in this SNAP challenge, as well as the many who are following our progress on this blog and have offered inspiring commentary, words, suggestions and thoughts about hunger, poverty, and the value of this challenge....
Grateful for the reminder from quite a number of you who have reminded me that there are many within our circle of friends, congregants and community who live "for real" with the challenge of subsisting on a limited budget, food stamps, food pantries, and other sources of assistance and struggle all year long to have enough to eat.
Grateful for my health....
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From Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2014, members, staff and clergy of Congregation Shaare Emeth will take the SNAP Challenge and try to live on the average food budget of a Missouri SNAP recipient – just $29.25 per week or less than $1.40 per meal. SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as Food Stamps). Why are we doing this? To raise awareness about the struggles faced by millions of food-insecure households, to experience first-hand how difficult it is to afford nutritious foods, and to renew our commitment to do what we can to put an end to hunger.Please join us by attending one of our hunger events, following our blog as we document our experiences (subscribe by email in the box on the right, subscribe to the blog feed, or check back daily), joining as SNAP Challenge participant and blog author, or participating in an alternate way. Let's all learn a little more about what it's like to live solely on food stamps.
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