Celebrating a birthday on food bank fare

Day 2 for our family on food bank rations was my husband’s birthday. But, he’s a trooper and didn’t complain while he and I continued to eat what was “in the box” for the second day. Peanut butter and the remaining hamburger/hotdog buns continued to be a staple for breakfast and snacks. With my husband [...]

Read Full Post »

Reflections

Well first off, let’s be honest and say that this was only two days, so really, in some ways, we were even spoiled with what we had, seeing as how places all over the world see people going much longer with nothing. However, this is North American poverty, which a lot of people can forget [...]

Read Full Post »

Dinner and Midnight Temptations

For dinner last night I had the Kraft Dinner that I had left over from my first dinner and my second lunch. It wasn’t too bad, but it still left a lot to be desired. I had a half of a can of beans left over from the first day, so I ate those along [...]

Read Full Post »

Reflections on Food Bank cuisine

Well, it’s day 3 of the food bank experience and I have more food leftover than I ate. I found that if the food available to me isn’t appealing, I’m not as hungry as I thought I was. Last night, at the hair stylist, when she offered me a coffee while my hair “cooked”, I [...]

Read Full Post »

I’m working to avoid the hunger – what!?

Unlike Shawn who does NOT enjoy KD (crazy kid) I REALLY do – so to not have milk or butter to make it, was slightly heartbreaking for me haha. Like I said I mixed the noodles with my can of beans and can of tuna – although it tasted OK, it doesn’t anymore. Since i’ve [...]

Read Full Post »

Lunch II

Ok, I couldn’t do it. Despite how hungry I am, I am still not a fish in a tin kind of guy. I was going to crack the can of salmon to add a little flavour to my Kraft Dinner noodles, but I couldn’t do it. So that being said, what did I have left [...]

Read Full Post »

Lunch…not so satisfying!

Ok, so I went home for lunch today and had left over supper from last night.  Lentil soup and rice noodles…really I am sick of it already.  I am longing for a latte like nobody’s business and can hardly wait until tomorrow when I will finally get one. So far this experience has opened my [...]

Read Full Post »

I am hungry hungry!

Well yesterday sort of worked out in my favor.  I was feeling under the weather with a cold so food was not something I was craving.  I did have an apple sauce from my food box which was suppose to be my breakfast.  I didn’t get hungry until about noon.  Then throughout the day still [...]

Read Full Post »

Update from Dave Newman

Great Advice for Meager Food Budgets… Tuesday, June 2, 2009 9:07 am I received this e-mail from someone who heard us talking about the food bank food hamper experiment. There’s some GREAT advice here…. From Sue: Morning! I am one of your fans & listen to you all as I start the day… A couple [...]

Read Full Post »

Food bank fare not an easy pill to swallow!

Update from Joey Martin Tuesday, June 2, 2009 11:05 am Well…it’s been only a day and I’m starving.  Yesterday I had a can of Chunky Corn Chowder and toast for lunch.  Washed it down with a peach drink.  The I added a can of tuna to a box of KD for dinner.  Yuck.  I can’t [...]

Read Full Post »