So there's a news story linked on Drudge today entitled, "For Some Ohioans, Even Meat Is Out Of Reach." Okay, fine. I get that, times are tough
and food prices are going way up. But, when the page loads, right under the headline is this picture:
Angelica Hernandez (left) and her mother, Gloria Nunez, struggle to make ends meet on a very limited budget.
Hey, fat people starve, too. But it kind of takes away from the impact of the story, doncha think?
Apparently, these two are living on just over $600 in social
security disability and $100 in food stamps.
At the end it says, "The rising cost of food means their money gets them about a third fewer bags of groceries - $100 used to buy about 12 bags of groceries, but now it's more like seven or eight. So they cut back on expensive items like meat, and they don't buy extras like ice cream anymore. Instead, they eat a lot of starches like potatoes and noodles."
I guess somebody forgot to tell them that food stamps will buy SEEDS and PLANTS so you can grow your own fresh vegetables.And yes, it can be done. A small container garden will produce a lot of fresh food if you do it right. Free 5-gallon buckets from restaurants and a couple bags of potting soil are all you need.
I mean, my family is doing okay, but I LOVE that I'm not paying for fresh tomatoes and peppers at the grocery store. They're growing on my front porch. Yum.
And in the article I just about died when they said people are telling the daughter to get pregnant and have a baby...as if that will solve her problem. They need to be a bit more creative.
From the tone of the article, it almost seems as if the writer/editor are making fun of them.
Angelica Hernandez (left) and her mother, Gloria Nunez, struggle to make ends meet on a very limited budget.
Hey, fat people starve, too. But it kind of takes away from the impact of the story, doncha think?
Apparently, these two are living on just over $600 in social
security disability and $100 in food stamps.
At the end it says, "The rising cost of food means their money gets them about a third fewer bags of groceries - $100 used to buy about 12 bags of groceries, but now it's more like seven or eight. So they cut back on expensive items like meat, and they don't buy extras like ice cream anymore. Instead, they eat a lot of starches like potatoes and noodles."
I guess somebody forgot to tell them that food stamps will buy SEEDS and PLANTS so you can grow your own fresh vegetables.And yes, it can be done. A small container garden will produce a lot of fresh food if you do it right. Free 5-gallon buckets from restaurants and a couple bags of potting soil are all you need.
I mean, my family is doing okay, but I LOVE that I'm not paying for fresh tomatoes and peppers at the grocery store. They're growing on my front porch. Yum.
And in the article I just about died when they said people are telling the daughter to get pregnant and have a baby...as if that will solve her problem. They need to be a bit more creative.
From the tone of the article, it almost seems as if the writer/editor are making fun of them.
