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Food Assistance Budget Challenge

KRDO Newschannel 13′s Tak Landrock takes Care & Share’s Food Assistance budget challenge.
shopping this weekend.. stocking up on food and other supplies for the new week. so… how much did you spend? well the u-s-d-a says a family of four will spend a little under 2- hundred dollars a week… but what if your family could only spend 70 dollars a week? krdo newschannel 13′s tak landrock was put to the challenge. “care and share challenged me to live off 35-dollars worth of food for one wee… That’s what one person on food assistance would normally get… Here’s what happened.” when you’re on a limited budget… everything in the store looks good… from the chunky chocolate chip cookies to the ny strip steaks .. but this time… i have to pass. even my weeks worth of greek yogurt… Which comes to seven dollars… Has to go back on the shelf. but how do i make 35 dollars worth of food last a week? if you do the math… that’s a dollar 66 per meal… so how do you make that s

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