What it’s like to eat with $4.00 a day?

January 3, 2012, 3:38 pm
By Christoph Trappe/United Way of East Central Iowa SourceMedia Group Copyright 2011 SourceMedia Group. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Nearly 17,400 households in the United Way’s six county service area are receiving Food Assistance through the State. These households are receiving an average of $10 a day, or $4.00 a day for individuals. Feeding yourself for $4.00 a day is challenging, at best. For some people, this may be the only funds they have to spend on food. How would you buy groceries on just $4.00 a day?

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2 Responses to What it’s like to eat with $4.00 a day?

  1. Karen Vander Sanden/Mercy Medical Center on January 4, 2012 at 10:14 am

    Thanks for this, Christoph! This small bit of information is powerful and certainly “food for thought.”

  2. Christoph Trappe/United Way of East Central Iowa on January 4, 2012 at 11:36 am

    Thanks for the comment, Karen. Appreciate it.

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