Comments on: Take the The Nashville Food Stamp Challenge http://www.liberadio.com/2007/10/15/take-the-the-nashville-food-stamp-challenge/ with Mary Mancini & Freddie O'Connell Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:05:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The Food Stamp Challenge | girl from the south http://www.liberadio.com/2007/10/15/take-the-the-nashville-food-stamp-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-61672 The Food Stamp Challenge | girl from the south Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:09:51 +0000 http://www.liberadio.com/?p=978#comment-61672 [...] There’s a challenge in Nashville to only spend $21 on food for a week that Volunteer Voters covers. [...] [...] There’s a challenge in Nashville to only spend $21 on food for a week that Volunteer Voters covers. [...]

]]> By: M. Wright http://www.liberadio.com/2007/10/15/take-the-the-nashville-food-stamp-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-61444 M. Wright Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:50:18 +0000 http://www.liberadio.com/?p=978#comment-61444 "Richard Dobbs, director of food stamp policy for DHS, says <strong>food stamps supplement rather than replace the entire food budget for most recipients</strong>, with earned income, school free-lunch programs, and local food banks filling the gaps." - <a href="http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/Content?oid=oid%3A29164" rel="nofollow">Memphis Flyer</a> “Richard Dobbs, director of food stamp policy for DHS, says food stamps supplement rather than replace the entire food budget for most recipients, with earned income, school free-lunch programs, and local food banks filling the gaps.” – Memphis Flyer

]]> By: Volunteer Voters » Twenty One Dollar Salute http://www.liberadio.com/2007/10/15/take-the-the-nashville-food-stamp-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-61433 Volunteer Voters » Twenty One Dollar Salute Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:49:32 +0000 http://www.liberadio.com/?p=978#comment-61433 [...] Mary Mancini challenges you to experience what it is like to shop and eat on the budget of a food stamp recipient: The Food Stamp Challenge, a project co-sponsored by the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Nashville and The Second Harvest Food Bank of Nashville, is a committment to subsist for one week on $21 per week, or the equivalent of approximately $1 per meal per day. It has been designed to increase public awareness about the depth and breadth of poverty in Nashville and the rest of the country and create awareness of the difficulty of sustaining a healthy and nutritious diet on a food stamp budget. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Mary Mancini challenges you to experience what it is like to shop and eat on the budget of a food stamp recipient: The Food Stamp Challenge, a project co-sponsored by the Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Nashville and The Second Harvest Food Bank of Nashville, is a committment to subsist for one week on $21 per week, or the equivalent of approximately $1 per meal per day. It has been designed to increase public awareness about the depth and breadth of poverty in Nashville and the rest of the country and create awareness of the difficulty of sustaining a healthy and nutritious diet on a food stamp budget. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: Mary http://www.liberadio.com/2007/10/15/take-the-the-nashville-food-stamp-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-61414 Mary Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:59:37 +0000 http://www.liberadio.com/?p=978#comment-61414 Ironically, yes it is. And that's one of the things I'll be writing about next week while chomping on Ramen Noodles. Ironically, yes it is. And that’s one of the things I’ll be writing about next week while chomping on Ramen Noodles.

]]> By: Sean Braisted http://www.liberadio.com/2007/10/15/take-the-the-nashville-food-stamp-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-61405 Sean Braisted Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:53:57 +0000 http://www.liberadio.com/?p=978#comment-61405 <i>It’s also a Call to Action to call your Senators in support of reauthorizing and strengthening the Farm Bill currently before Congress.</i> Wait a sec...is this the same farm bill that subsidizes the overproduction of corn leading to a glut of high fructose corn-syrup based products? It’s also a Call to Action to call your Senators in support of reauthorizing and strengthening the Farm Bill currently before Congress.

Wait a sec…is this the same farm bill that subsidizes the overproduction of corn leading to a glut of high fructose corn-syrup based products?

]]> By: Sean Braisted http://www.liberadio.com/2007/10/15/take-the-the-nashville-food-stamp-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-61404 Sean Braisted Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:49:41 +0000 http://www.liberadio.com/?p=978#comment-61404 Umm, have we not heard of Ramen noodles? Just buy some of the less expensive bits of the chicken, mix in a lil' soy sauce, some scallions (which could easily be grown in the backyard) and you've got yourself a meal fit for a king. Umm, have we not heard of Ramen noodles? Just buy some of the less expensive bits of the chicken, mix in a lil’ soy sauce, some scallions (which could easily be grown in the backyard) and you’ve got yourself a meal fit for a king.

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