Meals=
Breakfast: Bowl of Honey and Oat Tasteeos with milk
Lunch: Banana with peanut butter, 2 grilled cheese
Dinner: Orange (at work), Spaghetti and sauce with 2 slices of buttered bread
This was my first experience being on “food stamps” while at work, and let me tell you, it was NOT easy! They say that when you lose one sense, the others are heightened; well, I found that when you lose access to and availability of certain foods, your sense of smell and salivary glands are heightened! I realized this most strongly while working in a restaurant! I instantly began to seriously crave all the food that I smelled, and all I could do to satiate my hunger was drink tap water! When I ate my orange, shortly before I left work, it did not taste as good as oranges usually do, so it was a serious letdown. I imagine that this happens for most people on food stamps. If you are limited to a certain amount of food that you are able to afford, then it must be difficult to continuously eat the same thing. For me, I have not begun to tire of foods yet, nor do I think that I will because I am only experiencing this for a week; I know that at the end of this week I will slip easily back into my old routine of eating whatever is available and going to the store to buy whatever food I may want to eat, when I want to eat it.
My hope is that I can come away from this experience appreciating what individuals have to go through living on such a fixed budget for food, so that I can advocate for more support for these people.
Only 2 days left!
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