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30 Facts in 30 Days – Days 18-23
Hey Y’all! So there was a glitch on the Food Banks website, and they didn’t get a fact posted every day last week, and then I was in Florida for the weekend, so I didn’t get a chance to post anything....
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30 Facts in 30 Days
Hey Y’all! Well, Hunger Action Month is over, and that means so is learning a new fact about hunger in our community and the Food Bank every day. Although it’s no longer Hunger Action Month, there is...
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Food Stamp Challenge Day 1 of 5
Hey Y’all! The FNS Challenge started today! I am living on $4.15 a day worth of food, so for the four of us, we can only spend $16.60 for all three meals today. Each of us had the following for...
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FNS Challenge – Day 2
Hey Y’all! Today hunger is more of a reality. I am starting to feel the effects, and how my schedule is different. Like right now, any other time I blog, I usually have a snack while I blog – how...
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Scare Away Hunger – Fundraising Campaign
Hey Y’all! Food has always been at the heart of everything I have done. Being a food blogger, I love to share food with others, and enjoy it my self. But, it can be easy to forget that over 500,000...
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Food Stamp Challenge – Day Three
Hey Y’all! I did it, y’all! I added BACON to my FNS budget, and still have money left over. My budget has changed a little bit – I took things out of my pantry, and added things that I purchased from...
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Food Stamp Challenge – Budgeting and Menu Prep
Hey Y’all Well, as I promised, I am going to share how I made my budget stretch for the Food Stamp Challenge, and get the best meals for the money I had! Take a look at my grocery list, my menu and...
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Food Stamp Challenge – Day Four
Hey Y’all! Today, was a little harder than usual. I needed to go to the mall to buy a pair of shoes for work – exciting day out, I know! LOL. But, we walked by the food court, and usually I dive into...
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Reflection
I can’t believe that 2012 has passed so quickly. It feels like just last month I moved up to NC, and settled down and started our own life up here. To end the year right, I bought some soap and bath...
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Sorting Potatoes!
Last night DJ and I volunteered at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. In lieu of spending a ton of money on each other, and buying flowers that are going to die, D.J. and I decided...
View Article30 Facts in 30 Days – Day 17
Hey Y’all! Today’s Fact: 30% of Food Bank client households have at least one working adult. I had to start today with the fact. These people are called the ‘working poor’. Usually when we think of...
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3 Cheap and Easy Recipes for Hunger Action Day
Today is Hunger Action Day. It unofficially kicks off Hunger Action Month, a nation-wide campaign mobilizing the public to take action on the issue of hunger. Organized by Feeding America’s...
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Hey Y’all! I love helping others, and taking care of others. I guess it is what has driven me to become a CNA, a LMT and a stay at home Mom. But, it has been a while since I did something that has...
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24 Hour Telethon with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina
Hey Y’all! I am finally back up and running! Boy oh boy it feels good. This month comes with a lot of excitement at Mom’s Bistro. Friday is the Food Banks Telethon, starting at 6:00 P.M., and will...
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