A NYC journalist tries the food stamp challenge and fails, miserably!

"Now I know what some of you are thinking. Where is the rice? The pasta? The bread? Why would you not buy those inexpensive starchy staples?

I must confess I am a bit of a health freak and the idea of eating something like spaghetti every night is just plain scary. Such items, in my humble opinion, are empty calories and void of any real nutritional value. And while other wholesome pantry favorites such as beans are a cheap, protein-rich choice, I did not want a weeklong tummy ache.

I think the real challenge is whether a person can eat a healthy, balanced diet on $29 a week and not starve.

I'm already hungry."

Seriously?

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/daily-newser-attempts-29-food-stamp-challenge-day-article-1.2190855