Disregard the troll, Koffee.
As for the subject at hand, there is no way you can buy a decent Thanksgiving meal on food stamps, unless you don't want to eat the rest of the month. Many organizations are giving out Thanksgiving Baskets, but their criteria to receive them is really getting strict. For example, in my community, the local agency who gives out the majority of the Thanksgiving Baskets, informed all the people receiving them this year, that unless they sign up for Energy Assistance this year, they wil not be eligible for a Thanksgiving Basket next year. In my community, all the slots for an appointment for Energy Assistance were filled within a few days, no more appointments are being taken. If you didn't get a "ticket" for an appointment within 2 days of them taking appointments, you cannot get one.
I know of several people who's food stamps have been drastically cut, even though their income has not changed. It is going to get worse out there, as people will start to get more desperate.
Quoting: tiger1 Wonder if it's more a matter of planning and cooking? When I was doing the food stamp thread, and then reading the "food stamp challenge" where people try to get by on that amount, I came up with a list based on the local grocery ads.
Not saying it wouldn't be hard, but good planning could stretch that money.
Turkeys are on sale now, some for .68 a lb. Another store has 11.00 off a 10 to 14 lb. turkey and 17.00 off a 15 lb. and up turkey. I got 3 turkeys for under 12.00 to put in the freezer for dog food meat.
Giving it the benefit, I counted 2 ten lb. turkeys on my list at the .68 a lb. price. One to be used for the meals, the other frozen.
The numbers on the left are the price. If I'm figuring right, the average person gets approx. 130. a month?
Correct me if I'm wrong.
My list takes less than half that and uses only one turkey. It would provide turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, a vegetable, cranberry sauce, salad, rolls, and a pumpkin pie....if you made it yourself.
The leftovers menu follows the price list.
This would easily cover half the month, and that's with one turkey.
Here's my grocery list and some ideas for leftovers.
14.00 2 turkeys
4.00 16 lb. potatoes
4.00 10 lb. flour
1.00 1 lb. noodles
1.00 1 lb. rice
10.00 10 1 lb. bags frozen vegetables
5.00 cooking oil
2.00 1 doz. eggs
2.00 1 gal. milk
4.00 yeast
1.00 head lettuce
2.00 English muffins
1.00 carrots
1.00 elbow macaroni
1 tortilla shells
1 can cranberry sauce
1 jar enchilada sauce
1 pumpkin
2 boxes cornmeal muffin mix
More could be saved by making your own tortilla shells, muffins and noodles.
Leftover ideas:
cold turkey
sandwiches
open face hot turkey sandwich
turkey pot pie
turkey noodle soup
turkey salad
turkey rice casserole
turkey and dressing with cranberry sauce on top
turkey gravy over mashed potatoes
turkey hash
turkey gravy with chives over a half English muffin
turkey mushroom omelet
turkey enchiladas
turkey fajitas
The turkey could be alternated with the following ideas to prevent turkey burnout.
fried potatoes/eggs
eggs/toast
pumpkin bars, bread, or pie
hash browns/eggs
fajitas
pancakes
Add a box of oatmeal or cream of wheat and you'd have some variety.
Add a bag of onions and you could have potatoes with onions or onions in the fajitas. You'd still be below half the allotted amount for the month and still have a turkey in the freezer.
