Describe the food choices you had for the amount of money allocated?

WHAT IS SNAP?

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Links to an external site.) (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, provides food for millions of Americans daily. Often this benefit is a family’s only access to food. Foodshare has provided this exercise to educate and sensitize individuals about the importance of SNAP benefits and encourages people to take long-term action.

WHAT IS THE SNAP CHALLENGE?

The SNAP Challenge encourages participants to experience what life is like for millions of low-income Americans living on an average daily allowance of only $4.4. Some participants take the challenge for a week, others last a few days, and some participants have chosen to participate for the duration of Hunger Action Month (which is in September).

PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES

Each person should only spend $4.40 per day on food and drink.
All food purchased and eaten in this time must be counted in total spending – this includes dining out.
During this time, do not eat any food purchased prior to the start of the Challenge.
Whenever possible, avoid accepting free food from family, friends and coworkers since these opportunities are not always available to those in need.
Eat as healthy as possible, keeping in mind that this is how many people eat every day, whereas you can make up for lost nutrients next week.

INSTRUCTIONS/DISCUSSION: You are to participate in the SNAP challenge for at least three days, following the instructions above. Discuss your experience with your class mates by answering the following questions. If you have a health issue and cannot participate, please contact the professor for an alternate exercise.

QUESTIONS:

What are your initial thoughts of such an exercise?
Describe the food choices you had for the amount of money allocated?
Give an overview of your experience. Where did you shop? Did you become hungry? What were your thoughts before and after the exercise?
What do you think are the daily struggles of people without enough food?

***A PLAGIARISM REPORT MUST BE ATTACHED***