Cory Booker Food Stamps, Newark Mayor Cory Booker says he plans on living on food stamps for at least a week after receiving a challenge on Twitter.
Booker is a vegetarian, yet creating a meal on food stamps will still require that he make some lifestyle adjustments--while adding in a dash of creativity.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average monthly food stamp benefit was $133.26 per person in New Jersey in fiscal year 2011.
While he won't have the more expensive meat products to buy, the busy mayor won't be able to purchase convenience foods either. When you're on food stamps you're not allowed to buy prepared items: no fast food, deli sandwiches, for example.
Based on that, Booker will have have to focus on making meals at home with a pretty limited shopping list. Here are a couple of menu ideas for Newark's mayor as he prepares for his challenge.
Booker is a vegetarian, yet creating a meal on food stamps will still require that he make some lifestyle adjustments--while adding in a dash of creativity.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average monthly food stamp benefit was $133.26 per person in New Jersey in fiscal year 2011.
While he won't have the more expensive meat products to buy, the busy mayor won't be able to purchase convenience foods either. When you're on food stamps you're not allowed to buy prepared items: no fast food, deli sandwiches, for example.
Based on that, Booker will have have to focus on making meals at home with a pretty limited shopping list. Here are a couple of menu ideas for Newark's mayor as he prepares for his challenge.