- Breakfast: Oatmeal with strawberries and two hard boiled eggs.
- Snack: Applesauce
- Lunch: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, salad.
- Snack: Baby carrots.
- Dinner: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, egg, Hershey's bar.
Welcome to the last day of my SNAP challenge. My day started early, I had to be at Oak Park Mall at 7:30 am to break down our CANstruction structures (check out Harvesters' Facebook page to see what I am talking about). It was nice chatting with two of our volunteers who were also participating in the SNAP challenge and hearing their stories. one works from home and was tempted by the food in his pantry (much like I have been tempted by the food at work!).
As I got to the end of the week I was craving any food besides what I had purchased at the grocery store. Lack of choices really got to me this week. Being on this challenge made me eat everything in my lunch bag as well, so I did get my dollar's worth. Very little waste.
Since I had an extra dollar to spend for the week I stopped on the way home from work and got a Hershey's milk chocolate bar ($ .85). I loved to have something indulgent to end the week. This week took a lot of planning and control on my part and I can see why parents would feed their families hotdogs and chips, things that are quick, easy, and cheap after you have worked a long and tiring day. I only had to take care of myself and it seemed impossible to stand and cook with how much my feet hurt and how tired I was.
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| A little something sweet. |
I will post a wrap up of the whole week sometime this weekend, probably after I run so I have time to reflect on the whole experience.
Thank so much to everyone who has followed along on this journey with me.
Daily Totals -
Cost: $3.34
Calories: 1,407
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