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(02-22-2017, 09:45 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: Food is easy to get. In a rough time I got TANF, and the food allotment that I got was enough to allow me to get such luxuries as strawberries and asparagus. (Of course such is possible because I am not buying candy, potato chips, pastries, ice cream, and highly-processed foods). I can live on that. I am eating better than I did before I got the aid.* I have made a birthday cake for my brother, and I have made a soup that sells for $12 a cup at a rather expensive restaurant that I have been to a few times on special occasions). Yes, I pinch pennies, and I have little changed my eating habits except to eat more fruits and vegetables that my brother dislikes.

I would gladly trade eligibility for sodas for dog food; the dog would surely appreciate that trade-off, and it would be better for both of us. The dog keeps me in a better emotional state.

*I could probably write a pamphlet on how to live well on food aid. Of course, farewell high-markup stuff like potato chips, pastries, cookies, candy, highly-processed foods, ready-to-eat meats... Make sure to use store discounts. I would suggest that everyone on food aid get a free cookbook from the state.

Let me tell you about my Italian onion soup. Get a can of onion soup, put in some croutons (ideally some stale bread soaked in some garlic), and top it with provolone cheese. Add oregano and perhaps a little tarragon for taste and color.

For a Spanish variant...

Just a nit. I don't believe you receive TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families). What you receive sounds like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as Food Stamps. TANF is cash assistance given to parents and children for a temporary period (between 1 and 5 years depending on the state) who have no other source of income. It is very rarely given these days even to those who qualify. It is not provided to childless 60+ year old men. On the other hand, SNAP is available to all US citizens, with a few exceptions, who meet the income guidelines, and for someone over 60, there would be no work registration requirements.

There are websites on cooking well on a SNAP diet. Here is one http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014...amp-budget. Another one: http://wholesomemommy.com/category/whole...mp-budget/.