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I am going to try to lose weight while spending what a person on food stamps would have to spend and while eating a healthy diet.
It's disturbing to hear that it's impossible for a person on food stamps not to be overweight because they don't have the choices available to eat a healthy diet for the money allotted. I hope I can show that it is possible to eat a healthy diet and lose weight, not from undereating but by making healthful choices. I also intend to increase my activities and exercise so that weight loss isn't just the result of eating less.
Yesterday I spent $26.18 on food and bought apples, cantaloupe, orange juice, frozen peas, dried peas and pinto beans, zucchini, collard greens, tomatoes, Ahi tuna, country style pork ribs, egg noodles, bread and a box of cereal.
I still have items in my pantry from recent trips to the grocery store including cabbage, corned beef, potatoes, onions and carrots which were at deep discounts for St. Patrick's Day, and a ham @1.19/lb bought at Easter. I also have items bought over the last few weeks from Trader Joe's and BJ's - all on sale or with coupons. I will be using them and figuring out the cost of each meal.
The average food stamp allotment for my state is $140/month or 4.67/day. You can always fill up cheaply on rice, potatoes and beans but the challenge is more difficult to get more vegetables and enough nutrients and avoid putting on the pounds.
Diet Calendar Entries for 14 April 2015:
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1587 kcal
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Fat: 47.68g | Prot: 71.24g | Carb: 175.52g.
Breakfast: Bananas, Bob's Red Mill Unsweetened Shredded Coconut, Bob's Red Mill Flaxseed Meal, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Milk, Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries, Oatmeal. Lunch: Italian Bread, Swiss Cheese, onion soup. Dinner: Kraft Hickory Smoke BBQ Sauce, Pork Loin (Country-Style Ribs, Lean Only), Great Value Extra Wide Egg Noodles, Red Delicious Apples, Cabbage. Snacks/Other: Chardonnay Wine, Nonni's Cioccolati Biscotti (24g). more...
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2278 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Resting - 4 hours, Desk Work - 2 hours and 30 minutes, Sitting - 8 hours, Housework - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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