Not - in- the SNAP challange because I live it. I think freebies should be accepted. Few ppl live strictly off SNAP. My household supliments with food pantry items.

Ok, sorry that you are going through that, I know it is tough as I had several years where I struggled money wise but I never was on food stamps (damned pride and such). Mostly doing it now to raise awareness and to see if I can do it like millions of Americans are doing right now.

I'd say not to include it, it seems like it's cheating the system. not everyone on SNAP has friends who can give them free food! (and even if they do food banks thats usually small boxed meals or abysmal scant produce...)

the whole purpose of the SNAP challenge sounds like it's the experience what living on food stamps is like. There shouldn't be any working around it, it's simply finding out what you can do with that small amount of money, but most things should be bought as the challenge commences (as i was looking, basic spices sound like they'd be a fair pass. whole cuts of meat that were free doesn't. )

also yeah as i considered it and read above, few people strictly live on SNAP but i have a feeling the challenge is to express the pressure and challenge that living on very little money produces to give a greater understanding of what it's like to live that way, as a lot of people do. (at least many more than really should be living this way, i feel)

I agree, trying to set up my rules for the whole challenge right now and probably going to start next Monday to get things rolling. Gives me some time to plan and some time to figure stuff out.

Won't be using the deer meat but I figure things like spices are fair game based off replies so far.

All right, heard kind of mixed on this one, but I will opt out of using the deer meat (cries as I love deer meat). As for the spices I think I shall keep it to the basics, salt, pepper, garlic, onion powder, and my all spice that supposed to be good for everything.

I feel you though haha. I once had this really good really sweet(teriyaki? something like that) venison before. wish i could have it again ;3;

The idea seems to be to illustrate the way SNAP works, and whether or not it's appropriate. Thus, the extra stuff is kind of cheating. If things were fair, we wouldn't need extra deer.

Yeah decided against it.