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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pasta, rice and beans are super cheap. You can get a box of whole wheat pasta for less than. $1.50 and it will last for multiple meals. [/quote]
If you worked 2 jobs, and had to take the bus for both jobs, just how much time do you think you'd have to cook dinner from scratch?

My mother worked a low level job and cooked from scratched. She was up at 5am, worked, came home and finished prepping meals, then cleaned up.  She finally finished at 9pm and then just went to bed. Rinse and repeat. She at least had a ride to work.  She never helped us with hw or anything else. Too tired (and I don't blame her).

I'd like to see you be a low income person, work a low income job, take public transit to work, and cook from scratch.

I am now fortunate to wfh and earn a good income. So, we can cook from scratch and do most nights.[/quote]

Are you serious? So throwing pasta in a pot of boiling water for 6-7 mins is cooking from scratch? Dumping a can of beans in a pot for five mins is too much work? Okay. [/quote]
Are you serious?  They may throw some mac and cheese in the microwave or whatever, but cooking pasta from "scratch" is more than just throwing in pasta in boiling water. And beans?   Sure, they eat beans. But, are you suggesting that they eat beans as snacks ?

We're having pasta tonight.  Saute some fresh vegetables with garlic and olive oil, topped with grilled salmon.   I don't expect low income people to be able to whip that together as easily when they're working two jobs and taking public transport.

Should they eat plain pasta and rice and beans all the time, including for snacks? You want them to eat fresh fruits for snacks as if they have the time to buy fresh fruits that are perishable.

I'm not saying what they are doing is fine, but seriously , [b]some of you have zero clue about what it's like to be poor, uneducated and live in an urban area.[/quote][/b]

We could just put this here on repeat.  One thing conservatives are consistent about is not understanding a problem until it is a problem for them personally. [/quote]

So did Michelle Obama not know what it’s like to be poor, uneducated, and live in an urban area?[/quote]
Michelle Obama would know more about that than an UMC R white dude.[/quote]
MO knew that this was an issue. It's also why she started the vegetable garden at the WH.  She was trying to promote healthy eating.

[b]Yet, when she tried to at least tackle unhealthy school lunches I recall Rs claiming it won't work because kids don't like that kind of crap food.[/b]

Yet, now we have Rs claiming that these same kids should not be eating unhealthy with money from tax dollars.

Childhood obesity is a problem. But, it's not just an easy "drink less soda" problem.  Children in low income urban areas also cannot go out to play like, ride a bike, be in little league, etc.. like other children can.

Then there is education:  uneducated parents like this don't realize just how unhealthy it is to drink so much soda.   There are people who live in suburbia who drink a shlt ton of soda.   Some people just don't like the fact that the poors are using tax money to buy soda rather than water.[/quote]

They were right about that part. Sugar, fat, and salt covers up low quality ingredients and lack of cooking skill. UDSA pays less than $3 a meal. The quality is going to be crap and with nothing to hide it, kids noticed [/quote]
Right, yet some people expect poor people to be able to cook delicious healthy meals at home?  please.  Even a lot of middle class people can't cook healthy, delicious meals at home.[/quote]

I don’t expect people to cook a delicious, healthy meal at home. I don’t expect people to down a bag of Doritos and wash it all down with a  2 liter bottle of pop either. There is a reasonable, middle ground in there somewhere. There must be some common sense regulations and better education about food choices. [/quote]

Why do you feel the need to control the poor?

People here are hateful and live in a bubble. It is disgusting.

Food banks are mostly boxed or canned foods because that is what keeps. Many poor people rely on processed foods because it's cheaper, plain and simple.  You can get a package of yellow rice and that has a ton more flavor because the seasonings come with it.

People here can cook tasty food because they have a pantry of seasonings and oils the poor don't have. They also have access to a full working kitchen which the poor often lack.

When I delivered food to the poor from food banks I would stop by a store to grab milk because there was none included from the food banks.

The client I help with his shopping gets $35 a week. Because of the resource level he eats the same meals for breakfast each day. Yogurt, toast and milk. Lunches are a soda, sandwich, chips, a piece of fruit. Dinners are frozen meals, including a pizza some nights.

Which of these things would you take from him??? He can't drive, use a bus alone or go anywhere without help.

What else should he give up in his life to MAKE YOU SATISFIED he's not living it up on your dime??

You people are despicable.

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He gets SSI or SSDI?

He lives in Section 8 housing?

He is on medicaid or medicare?

How does he only qualify for $140 per month SNAP? He must have other income that brings his SNAP down. What other income does he have?[/quote]

Disabled. No income. Just SSI and Medicaid. He rents a room in a home with the SSI.

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Ok, how much is his room rental? Does he pay utilities? What are his expenses? His medical care is fully covered. He gets $943 per month in SSI, plus $140 from SNAP. His total is $1,083 and he only has $35 a week for food?[/quote]

Man, just look at what you wrote. This income is well below poverty level.

And all these squealing DCUMers who make $400K whining about today's grocery prices, but telling others eating on $35 a week is easy peasy.[/quote]

If this man only has $35 a week for groceries, something is wrong with his budget. Yes, he is disabled and has public benefits. Lots of people are. He has $1083 per month to live. How does he rent a room, not have a car, have his medical care and prescriptions completely covered, and only have $35 a week for food? [/quote]

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