It is hard for us to believe that a month has gone by since finishing the CalFresh Challenge.  During mid September more than 60 San Diego County residents were united […]

The first entry of this post is from our CalFresh Challenger, Stan. He again shows us delicious food (supplemented from his garden) he has made for this week. Hunger doesn’t […]

It seems logical to assume that less mouths to feed would mean more savings. Challengers found that food at the store is catered to family portions and items catered to […]

Just as solving a Rubik’s cube isn’t impossible or even highly improbable (This 6 year does it in 37 seconds, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLQJ93B5Nl0), eating healthfully on  tight budget isn’t either. The key is […]

Way easier said than done describes the CalFresh Challenge. Unless someone has cut coupons to get a can of soup for 89 cents over a dollar or drank cold water […]

While grumbling tummies speak louder than words, Stan Miller reminds us that SNAP keeps 4 million out of poverty each year.  A broader perspective keep in mind as we prepare […]

Happy Friday! We’re almost there! Last nights dinner was spaghetti. I used a jar of garden vegetable spaghetti sauce that was on sale for 1.25, added the rest of my […]

It’s times like these that make us wish we’d asked you to sign a release waiver before participating…  All joking aside, by no means does this Challenge ask you to […]

Many of you now have your CalFresh Challenge diets down to a science, but that doesn’t mean you like it or think it’s healthy… bound and determined, you’re going to […]

Many of our faithful Challengers have “hit the wall” so to speak and are ready to be done with the Challenge… Luckily for all of us, we can go back […]