Monthly Archives: February 2014

Food Stamp Challenge: Week 4, Notes From Stella

Hooray today is the last day we are doing the food stamp challenge. This week I ate the school lunches again.  One day I had cheese sticks, they were fried and another day I had grilled cheese and then I … Continue reading

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My Thoughts On Our Month Long Food Stamp Challenge

We are 2 days away from the end of our month long Food Stamp Challenge, and I can’t wait!  This has been both difficult and easy, educational, enlightening and I am glad that we did it. The question I was … Continue reading

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 4, Quiche

I really did not have to make anything new for either breakfast or dinner, since we had enough in the freezer from earlier cooking – but I decided it would be nice to have something new.  Looking at what was … Continue reading

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Food Stamp Challenge: Week 4 Groceries

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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