DAY 3
It was an eventful day with kids being dismissed early, in addition to an impromptu trip to the beach. Overall beautiful, but prepping was a bit harder with all the moving around.
Lunch was steamed rice with cabbage, potatoes and 2 eggs. About .35 cents total.
Dinner was fried rice with carrots, potatoes, and 1 egg. About .25 cents total.
Today my family had spaghetti for lunch, and pizza for dinner which equals $4.00. Add snacks at the beach for $3.00. Husband stopped at Starbucks before heading to the beach, I would have ordered my usual venti Americano at $4.75. With my usual .55c morning cup of coffee, totaling $12.30. With just 3 days my new donate total is $60.30.
My headache remains from the caffeine withdrawal. I'm staying hydrated, but got snappy and irritable too. It's not usual that I'm uncomfortable - hungry, headache, fuzzy mind. I would have to say it's not usual for a lot of us Americans to be uncomfortable either. We have warm water to shower in, always eat until we're full, and have daily luxuries like coffee, pastries, and air conditioning. It's easy to forget that even with these simple things how much better our daily lives are. I can't help but think about how small sacrifices can equate to making a huge difference in a child's life.
We ate real quick then headed up to Spring (50 miles north) for my nephews basketball game. He had a 3 hour gap in-between his 2 games, so what did we do? Go to a restaurant. It's a thing y'all. Even though no one was actually hungry, this is how we killed time in-between. I had water.
Once we got home I was able to prep some more for my future meals. Here's the potatoes that I'll be eating off of the next 3-4 days.
Because of the busy day, I would have easily stopped somewhere quick to eat lunch after the long volunteer morning ($7). Grabbed a Starbucks ($4.75). Had a snack with drinks in-between my nephews game at the restaurant ($11). I made my family a chicken salad for dinner ($3). Add my daily coffee .55 cents today's total in food would have been $26.30. New donation total $86.60.
Meet Sharisha. She's 6 years old from India. She enjoys group games and dancing. Her favorite subjects are Telegu and numbers. Each time I look at her photo, I think of my own son who's also 6 years old. I watched him as he ate his dinner tonight and thought, "He has never gone hungry." And every child should never go hungry either. Yet, the reality is that a lot actually do. This basic human need can be provided if we can put their needs before ours. Even just a little.
My headache remains from the caffeine withdrawal. I'm staying hydrated, but got snappy and irritable too. It's not usual that I'm uncomfortable - hungry, headache, fuzzy mind. I would have to say it's not usual for a lot of us Americans to be uncomfortable either. We have warm water to shower in, always eat until we're full, and have daily luxuries like coffee, pastries, and air conditioning. It's easy to forget that even with these simple things how much better our daily lives are. I can't help but think about how small sacrifices can equate to making a huge difference in a child's life.
DAY 4
This morning started early with both my daughter and I volunteering at a food bank starting at 7AM. I ate 1/3 of a banana, and out the door we went. We pushed full carts of groceries to the working poor in SE Houston. The actual task was taxing on my hungry body. Pushing heavy carts to cars, unloading food, going up ramps, and around to get more food in the humidity. Here's a picture of the carts lined up ready to be unloaded:
We ended at 11AM and boy did my body feel it. Sweaty, hot, and of course...hungry. I couldn't help but stop to think during this how much events, parties, volunteering, and life in general revolves around food. In order to live, we must eat. There's fancy eating, quick eating, impulse eating and then there's eating to survive. With so much revolved around food, couldn't we help each other in this world at least a little bit?
Once I got home I made taquitos with extra beans sprinkled with some tomato sauce. It was fantastic!
Total .25 cents
Once we got home I was able to prep some more for my future meals. Here's the potatoes that I'll be eating off of the next 3-4 days.
Making my dinner
Stir fry noodles with cabbage, carrots, and potatoes. It was delish. Total .30 cents
Meet Sharisha. She's 6 years old from India. She enjoys group games and dancing. Her favorite subjects are Telegu and numbers. Each time I look at her photo, I think of my own son who's also 6 years old. I watched him as he ate his dinner tonight and thought, "He has never gone hungry." And every child should never go hungry either. Yet, the reality is that a lot actually do. This basic human need can be provided if we can put their needs before ours. Even just a little.
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