In one of the small towns in which I lived for a few years, they had a very interesting way of dealing with it. Being a small town, there was only one community food bank. If a person with a full food stamp allotment came in for a third month in a row, she (it was usually a she) was referred to free local nutrition classes, and was not permitted to have subsequent distribution from the food bank unless she had proof she had been to the class. They had to at least learn *something* at those classes!
OMG - I am so there. Yesterday, between leftover dishes from Sunday, April break (kids are home), fridge clean out and dinner last night (all from scratch), I ran the dish washer three times. And that doesn't include the pots and pans and knives and the fridge bits
Oh come on, at least buy the frozen. The instant taste horrid.
Thinking about that - I'd buy an extra cutting board - the plastic, dish washer safe kind so instead of one side for meat, the other for veggies, I could just use both and not worry about chicken slime. (even when I prep the other first)
Maureen always makes her own Yorkshire pudding, when we have roast beef she makes one large pudding in a square baking dish instead of several smaller ones. That way we can carve out as large or as small a pudding as we wish - and the birds queue up to enjoy the leftovers!
There's another myth ! (Not picking on you, just in general) I never care about what I cut on what and all my family are very much alive and well.
Come on people, we all have to eat a little dirt or some germs, all this hyper sanitation such as bacteria bashing kitchen wipes etc are brought to you by Madison Ave and have little to do with being healthy.
I always make my own (there is no equivalent to Aunt Bessies here) but my aunt keeps some on hand in the UK for hungry grandchildren and I have tried them. Good, adequate, but it still is nicer home made.
I have different pans to use depending on how many are being served. One nice one makes four, 4 1/2 inch ones.
I do have an extra cutting board and I keep it right on the top shelf of the dishwasher, where it's handy. In my little kitchen, you can stand at the sink and reach into the dishwasher and dish cabinet. If you turn to the right you're at the stove and when you turn around and take one step, you're at the refrigerator.
I'm very concerned about all of these "germ fighting" products. If you get impetigo, doctors will tell you that the best medicine is good old soap and water. We're causing our youngsters to be fearful.
Not only that, but I believe we are probably lowering their natural immunity defences, if you never meet a germ who didn't like you, heaven help you as an adult when you cross against a bad one.
My mother kept the kitchen and house spotless. We girls were constantly getting sick because we never got exposed to germs at home and couldn't build up immunities.
My philosophy: Clean enough to stay healthy and messy enough to be comfy. And will someone please tell me WHY a toilet bowl has to be germ free? There is NO way you can keep a toilet bowl germ free, especially considering just exactly WHAT it is we use the toilet bowl for!!!!! Of course, "you" must watch the kids so they don't drink out of the toilet bowl or play in the water too often but sheesh -- enough is enough -- LOLOL! CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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Not minimising but that was one child and she was in the yard ! All of life is a risk and if kids aren't out as they always used to be, how are they going to learn to cope with life in general ? Wasn't that where you and others learned how to deal with bullies, with socialising, with everything seemingly being unfair ?
That's something I would start a campaign on to have him removed permanently. The minute this was in the press I would hope every parent would rise in objection and force some elected official to see it the way the majority view that. It can be done !
It works a bit differently up here--there are no food stamps. A person on welfare gets a basic monthly cheque, and works out their own costs from there. So there is no controlling how they spend it, unless they are totally off the rails. The Food Bank here takes people on referral, which might be through Social Services, but might also be through a church or other community organization, so it doesn't only serve welfare people.
Some of the takeup on its cooking and shopping programs are from people who are not welfare recipients, but are making a transition from a time when they never had to think about what they bought or spent (so, run into the grocery store and pick up the precooked meals, stop for takeout etc) and now have to learn how to stretch a much smaller income (job loss, family breakup etc).
The Food Bank itself provides a lot of canned goods, because for safety reasons it solicits non-perishable donations from the public. So sometimes the basic food basket in a way encourages the non-cooking that people are used to.
It is a hard thing to be hungry, and sad that for many people, the solution is still to eat a lot of "fill up" stuff with limited nutritional value.
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