If you only had $1.08 to eat with per day…

While in my journalism class, my professor mentioned that Nevada citizens that qualify for welfare receive $91/month for food stamps, which breaks down to $1.08/meal or $ 3.25/day. That’s hardly anything. Most people spend over $3 on one meal at fast food places.

I took a trip to Vons grocery store today to pick up a few snacks. I purchased 3 yogurts, green grapes, oatmeal, fruit cups and craisins. The total added up to $18.68, but was reduced to $16.60 because of my Vons club card. The Vons club card is free of no charge, to sign up and receive discounts on prices. I also looked at a few prices of some basic necessities, such as sandwich ingreidients- the generic brands. The prices were: $ 1.29 salami, cheese $4.79, loaf of bread $1.19, mustard $0.89, mayonnaise $1.29. It’s also hard  to each a sandwich for a few days in a row, because there is no variety.

Other items such as a gallon of water cost $5.99 , a gallon of milk $3.99, a pack of chicken wings cost $5.94. In conclusion, it is very hard for one to survive on $91/per month for food stamps. Sure, one could buy cheaper items such as ramen noodles which are under one dollar, however they would not receive the proper nutrients nor would they be able to eat ramen noodles on a daily basis. Most people eat 3 times a day. $1.08 is not enough.