So it starts....

This is the start of my experiment. For 2 months I will try to live on a food budget of $34.50 per week-- the amount a single person on food stamps receives as benefits. I will document all purchases, most meals, challenges, and even share recipes here in this blog.

The project stems,in part, out of a long running general curiosity about the food stamp system (if that is even the proper terminology) and also as a voluntary additional component of a research assignment for a class I'm enrolled in studying work-life policy.

Thanks for reading and wish me luck!!