Using food stamps, living on a tight food-budget may be more difficult then ever. With the economy and prices growing higher, food is becoming more expensive. The poor can’t possibly survive on government handouts.
On average, food stamps are now providing less than two weeks of groceries. The amount a person can use for a week is $22.75 a week for food. This narrows it down to using only a very limited amount a day, which comes to only $3.25. It may seem almost impossible. What can a person eat for a $1.08 per meal?
According to My Saving Place, some of the things people should buy with food stamps are dried beans for putting in tacos, bean dip, soups, chilies, salads and more. Other items are canned salmon, eggs and whole grain bread. Furthermore, eating a significant amount of fresh fruits and vegetables.
With proper meal planning and deal shopping this can be accomplished. With proper meal planning, you can make your budget stretch out pretty darned far and still manage to eat real food. Otherwise, planning the menus and analyzing the food costs will be the most challenge.
