Posted on 04/11/2015 10:11:30 AM PDT by drewh
Gwyneth Paltrow has vowed to live on just $29 worth of food for a week, after agreeing to take on a charity challenge aimed at raising awareness and funds for New York's food banks.
The 42-year-old posted a picture of her $29 grocery shop on her Twitter account yesterday afternoon, showcasing a range of healthy options, including a variety of fresh vegetables, some brown rice and some black beans.
'This is what $29 gets you at the grocery store - what families on SNAP (food stamps) have to live on for a week,' she wrote. There are those, however, who are already criticizing Gwyneth's attempt to experience what living on food stamps is really like, many suggest that her bizarre food choices demonstrate just how out of touch she is with the average person.
Writer Rebecca Brink highlighted the incredible lack of calories contained in Gwyneth's food choices, suggesting that those people living on SNAP benefits would require a lot more sustenance in order to go about their day-to-day lives. 'I know other people are critiquing this already, but this bothers me on a basic level because eight of those 16 items are not calorically significant (sic),' Rebecca wrote.
'People who live on SNAP benefits don’t just have to get nutrients, they have to get actual calories, because they tend to have very physical lives, doing service labor and taking care of children and not necessarily being able to afford a car.'
According to The Frisky, the food in Gwyneth's Twitter post contains a total of 7,059 calories, which means the star will be consuming a paltry 1,000 calories per day for the duration of her week-long challenge. That is approximately half of the recommended daily intake for adults suggested by the American Heart Association.
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Why are most people on welfare I have met or seen fat then.
Bull***t.
because almost no-one depends solely on food stamps
She was expecting criticism. I wonder if she expected it from fellow travelers? LOL
My high school son works as a cashier and he said it is stunning to see how many people are on welfare and buying junk food good steaks and shrimp.
please let Gwyneth live on brown rice black beans leaves and fresh limes for a year- maybe she’ll blow away
¿Y qué?
She is such a see you next tuesday on the set I doubt if anyone in hollywood would care if she starved to death.
Apparently, going about their day-to-day lives does not involve any work or productivity that might allow them to get access food on their own. No employment? No garden? No school lunches? They simply expect government charity to carry 100% of the responsibility?
That's not how it's intended.
“Why are most people on welfare I have met or seen fat then.”
Carbs are quick and cheap.
Many people have also queried why Gwyneth might require a total of seven limes - one per day - for the challenge, suggesting that the money spent on the seemingly pointless fruits would have been better spent on some potatoes, or other filling carbohydrate options. For example, Safeway - where Gwyneth appears to have completed at least part of her shopping - currently sells individual limes for 60 cents each, which adds up to $4.20 for seven. Had Gwyneth chosen a more substantial menu item, she could have picked up four 16 ounce bags of pasta - which retail for $1 - for less than the price of her limes. Gwyneth's decision to take on the $29-per-week challenge comes less than a month after she told CNN Money that she considers herself to be 'incredibly close to the common woman'.
My high school son works as a cashier and said most on welfare are buying junk food, soda’s, chips, fried chicken etc but also shrimp, and good steaks.
Amazing what a little make-up and air-brushing will do!
New TV series: “ Slummin With the Celebrities”
A woman in my church lost her job. She has 2 kids. She told me gets $412 per month in food stamps.
Just another leftlie : )
As one of the sellers at the farmers market told me.
“You can always spot the new food stamp users. They’re down here looking for bargains despite their ‘free money’. They don’t buy junk food and often buy seeds”.
bump
There are people in NYC who get section 8 worth more a month than the average employed person makes in some states.
Or a LOT of Make-up and a LOT of air-brushing...
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