14.5 percent of U.S. households struggle to put enough food on the table. More than 48 million Americans—including 16.2 million children—live in these households.
Source: Household Food Security in the United States, 2010
.Of the more than 20 million children who receive free or reduced-price lunch each school day, less than half receive breakfast and only 10 percent access summer feeding sites.
Source: FY2010 Program Data. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
About half of all American children will receive SNAP benefits at some point before age 20. Among African-American children, 90 percent will enroll in SNAP before age 20.
Source: “Estimating the Risk of Food Stamp Use and Impoverishment During Childhood,” Archives of Pediatric and adolescent Medicine, Vul. 163 (No.11). November 2009.
One in seven people are enrolled in SNAP. Nearly half are children.
Sources: Monthly Program Data for October 2011.
What a great blog, I am up for the challenge!
ReplyDeleteI lived off a $150 monthly food budget in college a few years ago. I usually bought my fruits and vegetables from ethnic markets to save money. A dozen organic eggs at Trader Joe's was $1.50 at the time. Meats were the most expensive and I'd fill up the freezer with ground beef and chicken breasts when they went on sale. I also waited for cereal and oatmeal to go on sale. A little over 1/3 of my budget went to eating out at fast food restaurants. It was always more expensive to eat out than cook my own meals, so I tried to limit that. I didn't and still don't have the healthiest diet, but I get all my nutrients. I, too, am looking forward to this challenge.
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Thanks for sharing your experience Allan! I hope you will come back to the blog and write about your experience next week. -Edwin
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