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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 4 Groceries

Posted on February 24, 2014 by simply0637
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We are down to our last week of our month long Food Stamp Challenge, and we are both glad about that.  As I was putting the grocery list together and looking through the refrigerator and the freezer – I was … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 3, Mini Apple Crisps

Posted on February 19, 2014 by simply0637
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Almost every night Stella and I say over and over again – I want something or my stomach is hungry.  Not that we had dessert every night before the challenge, but we did indulge a couple of times a week. … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 3 Oat Muffins

Posted on February 18, 2014 by simply0637
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One of the biggest challenges for Stella has been a snack after school.  Stella eats lunch around 11am and get home around 4:30 – we don’t usually eat dinner until 6pm.  By the time she gets home she is famished! … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 3 Groceries

Posted on February 17, 2014 by simply0637
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I have to say I am glad that there is only one more shopping excursion in the month of our Food Stamp Challenge. As I put the list together, looking what we have in the refrigerator and freezer (soup, pancakes, … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Notes From Stella & Dessert

Posted on February 14, 2014 by simply0637
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Hi, Stella here. Today I’m going to be writing about my school lunch. When my mom talked me in to getting school lunches I was like hey whatever. Here’s how it went. 99% of the my school’s lunches have meat … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Another Dinner

Posted on February 13, 2014 by simply0637
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I think I mentioned this earlier, but Stella is ecstatic that we have 4 choices for dinner this week.  A friend was going out of town and gave me half of a pumpkin – so I decided to make a … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Dinner

Posted on February 12, 2014 by simply0637
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We are a week and a half into our challenge and I am not sure that Stella is going to make it.  I have really seen a change in her moods, energy level and color of her face.  I keep … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Breakfast

Posted on February 11, 2014 by simply0637
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So far our breakfast menu had not really changed.  We still alternate between soaked oats pancakes and eggs over easy with toast – both are paired with a smoothie.  Our smoothies are made with either raw whole milk yogurt (when … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 2 Groceries

Posted on February 10, 2014 by simply0637
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Last week I tried to buy our groceries using a fourth of the amount that we would receive for a month, but I went over that amount – so that left us with $174.26.  So, again I decided that I … Continue reading →

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Food Stamp Challenge: Notes From Stella

Posted on February 7, 2014 by simply0637
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We are almost done with our first week of our Food Stamp Challenge and I asked my daughter if she would blog once per week and share her experience, here is what she had to say. This month my mom … Continue reading →

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