Students Attempt To Eat On $4 Per Day

By Steve

ConnPIRG recently had their annual hunger and homelessness challenge, which yielded eye-opening results.The challenge was for students to live on $4 a day, for one week, without taking handouts, stealing food or even grabbing a few snacks from their friends. They found that it was a challenge to live on such a meager amount.

Four dollars per day is the average amount someone on food stamps receives for their groceries.

If the shopper goes to Stop & Shop, he can purchase store brand whole milk for $1.49 at the cheapest, but most of the prices average around $3. With prices like that, a budget seems impossible. [Daily Campus]