Hunger Challenge, Some Thoughts
Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 11:03PM (*This is a belated summary of my United Way of King County Hunger Action Week experience.)
I don't know hunger. Even when my immigrant family first landed in the United States with a few possessions and what was left of my parents' life savings after the expense of transplanting a family of four, we somehow figured out how to survive. We were poor, but we were never hungry. At least my parents never let us suffer hunger.
When I agreed to take the Hunger Challenge, I knew that it was only an exercise meant to draw attention to the United Way's advocacy efforts. I think there's an important distinction here, because without being embedded in a family living in poverty, it would be nearly impossible to simulate the circumstances and mindset that inform food decisions. Sure, I can buy groceries based on a budget and cook from those ingredients. But that only shows that I can shop on a budget and cook. It doesn't show that I understand the desperation, fear and stress of a mom trying to feed her children on food stamps. Even with a budget and rules set by the United Way, I believe the only "suffering" my family experienced was having to stick to a menu.
I participated in the Hunger Challenge to show that if you know how to shop resourcefully and cook, you can feed your family not only on a budget but also using healthful and wholesome ingredients. That applies to any family. But...what if the family is homeless, what if the parent(s) work ungodly hours, what if, what if? I can't answer those questions. What I know for certain is that you will always eat more economically (and healthfully) over time if you cook. You can read the previous posts to see the descriptions of most of what we ate. Here are the stats:
Total budget for the week: $130 or $26/day for a family of 5.
Total cost of meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) over 5 days: $84.75 or $45.25 under budget for the week.
Average cost per day: $16.95 or $9.05 under budget per day.
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