Food Stamp Challenge: Final reflections…

I did it! I made it through all seven full days of the Food Stamp Challenge without breaking! Day 4, Thursday, was okay. Breakfast

Food Stamp Challenge: Hungry and going broke, alone.

Wow, I have 3.5 days left of this challenge, and little to spend. The first grocery shopping trip totaled $4.09 from my Wal-Mart purchases

I love a challenge and have always thought one didn’t need a lot of money to eat well, so I was well suited for

Today is day three of my seven days on the Food Stamp Challenge. So far, so good. Monday was pretty easy-breezy. I decided to

The first night of the Food Stamp Challenge, I had the particularly odd experience of dreaming about food. I was thinking about it so

It’s the first day of my Food Stamp Challenge, and for now, things are going smoothly. I must be honest and put out a

On Sunday, I went to the grocery store to prepare for my week of participation in the Food Stamp Challenge, where I’ll be eating this week

In preparation for the Food Stamp Challenge next week, the policy wonk in me is coming out. I wrote a paper with some colleagues

As a long-time user of the internet, I know better than to read the comments section of news websites. While these sections can sometimes

With only two weeks left in the school year, yesterday my daughter’s third grade class in Fairfax County began week one of their Cities