Food stamps on the rise

April 2, 1:23 PMPasco County Food ExaminerSusan Slade

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Seeing an article on how many families are relying on food stamps really brought it home to me today.  There are now 32.2 million people, which equates to 1 out of every 10 people living in America, that receive them.  The report was from Reuters and the statistics are frightening.

With people losing their jobs, health care benefits, and so much more, it is becoming difficult to put food on the table.

It takes me back to my early childhood, in England, just after the war when we had very little food to eat.

My father grew vegetables and salad items in the garden.  We also had a couple of fruit trees and bushes.  Most of our dinners were meatless, as we just didn’t have the money to purchase it.  My mother made dishes such as cauliflower cheese, omelets,  that was good for us, and cheap to make. 

We would have a chicken perhaps once a week, and what meat was left on it, made future meals for us.  It would go in a casserole, in a pie with mushrooms and gravy, in sandwiches, and when nothing was left on the bones, it went in the pot for a stew or soup.

We had plain cornflakes and added our own fruit from the garden.  My mother would buy the big containers of porridge (oatmeal) and we would have that, rather than the more expensive instant kind.

We really found ways to eat 3 meals a day, even with very little money coming in.  If money is tight right now, then try to cook from scratch, as it is much cheaper than buying already prepared food.

Source:  Reuters.