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I broke the bank (and several tortillas) and ate $6.58 of food today ( only 1222 calories though).

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My tacos turned into nachos because of these cheap tortillas Day 2 - Dinner: 1/2 cup black beans (114 calories), 3 nachacos with spicy tomatillo sauce (810 calories)

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Trying something new for dinner tonight!

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Finished the last of the egg drop Soup for lunch today.

DAY 2 - Lunch: 2 cups Egg Drop Soup (122 calories)

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New day, same breakfast

DAY 2 - Breakfast: 1/2 cup of non-fat yogurt ( 70 calories ) & 1 whole banana (106 calories)

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Day 2 and i’m soooooo hungry. Hungry before, during, and after dinner. Couldn't fit salad dressing in the budget so I went with hot sauce instead.   #SNAPChallenge #StLMetroMarket #hunger #4DollarsAday #FoodDesert #StL #HotSauceSalad

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I’m not a big math guy, but this seems impossible for those living on average Missouri SNAP benefits --$4 a day--. #SNAPChallenge #StLMetroMarket #4DollarsaDay #StL #FoodDesert

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Condiments for @cdowstl SNAP challenge. AKA 1.5 days worth of Missouri SNAP food budget.  #SNAPChallenge #FoodDesert #4DollarsaDay #StLMetroMarket

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SNAP Challenge accepted on the South Side of St. Louis City.  Living large on day 1. Went over budget, but under nourished. #4DollarsaDay #SNAPchallenge #StLMetroMarket #HealthyFood #FoodDesert 

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DAY 1 - Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (883 calories, $ 2.30 spent) #4dollarsaday #snapchallenge #stlmetromarket

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This is a thing!

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DAY 1 - Dinner: 1 cup Chicken Fried Brown Rice (722 calories)

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DAY 1 - Lunch: 1 cup Egg Drop Soup (61 calories)

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DAY 1 - Ingredients for lunch and dinner

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DAY 1 - Breakfast: 1/2 cup of non-fat yogurt ( 70 calories ) & 1 whole banana (106 calories)

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Today is the first day of my #snapchallenge. For the next 30 days, I can only bike/walk/or take the bus to the grocery store, I can’t spend more than $120 on groceries for the month ( or $4/day), and I can only purchase healthy food so, no microwaveable burritos. There’s also a long list of things I can’t buy: alcohol (I don’t drink), cigarettes (I don’t smoke), fast food/takeout (😡), and no prepared foods from the grocery store. I will be pricing out every meal and using the #stlmetromarket social media accounts for my food diary.

I can only eat what I buy and cook during challenge so, no office parties, no vending machines, no @starbucks, and no using food (or even condiments) I already had. The good thing is that food and money can rollover from week to week. I live 4 blocks from a grocery store so, walking is no problem. This budget is going to take some getting used to, though. $30 didn’t go very far here, so I think maybe, I’ll try a different store next week. To learn more about food access issues and how you can support my work to bring healthy, affordable food to St. Louis area food deserts, go to stlmetromarket.com, follow us on Twitter @stlmetromarket, and take the #snapchallenge for yourself. Use the #4dollarsaday and @ us your 7 day food diary and you’ll receive a badge.