All posts filed under: SNAP

The word “food assistance” has many meanings. Food assistance can mean having a hot meal at a soup kitchen; or, for those who are age 60 or older, a hot[…] Read More

If you’re like me, you probably have store reward cards for most of the grocery store chains near your home, to help stretch your grocery dollars through weekly sales and[…] Read More

Our grocery budgets usually cover day-to-day meals, often with little left over for special treats or special days – like Valentines Day.  So what would it look like if you[…] Read More

In June 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced a new food group symbol, MyPlate, to replace the previous MyPyramid.  More importantly, the ChooseMyPlate.gov website has a wealth of[…] Read More

Sometimes it feels like we need a secret decoder ring to make sense of all of the acronyms that exist in today’s world!  But, thankfully, when it comes to food[…] Read More