Starting today, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as food stamps , will see a cut of $5 billion. Under the cuts, a family four will receive $36 less in benefits every month.
We took the conversation to social media to see what you would cut from your grocery list with $36 less in groceries every month.
The response varied, but because of the price, cutting spending on fresh fruit came up multiple times: A lot of respondents said the price of produce is one of the most expensive things on their grocery list.
@MarketplaceAPM That’s two dinners and a week’s worth of fruit for my family. Definitely cut Halloween candy, but also fresh fruit?
— kate bernstein (@kebernstein) November 1, 2013
@Ketchcast Sure! Most of the candy is gone, but here’s what’s left plus the fresh fruit that wasn’t eaten yesterday. pic.twitter.com/iQSnvpHLOQ
— kate bernstein (@kebernstein) November 1, 2013
@Ketchcast We’d prob switch to juice drink at first. I’d miss the smoothies: good protein & calcium for a picky kid. pic.twitter.com/0Q2fv0zA6V
— Elisabeth R Nelson (@ElisaRNelson) November 1, 2013
@Ketchcast This is what I would cut out pic.twitter.com/i1tIW959do
— Kristi Falk (@SCWELLNESS) November 1, 2013
@MarketplaceAPM @supertascha Yogurt, coffee, all sweets.
— QueenSilverDollar (@QueenSilverDoll) November 1, 2013
@MarketplaceAPM beer 🙁
— S T R (@srbrtsn) November 1, 2013
@MarketplaceAPM @HowWeLiveMoney pic.twitter.com/Ir843xGZQt
— GG (@Gautaamm) November 1, 2013
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@MarketplaceAPM— Crouching Pinky (@HiddenPinky) November 1, 2013
@MarketplaceAPM soy milk and baked chips.
— Dina’s Days (@DinasDays) November 1, 2013
@Ketchcast pic.twitter.com/Bxi6Xc511a
— Dina’s Days (@DinasDays) November 1, 2013
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