Lessons Learned

I’ve had a few days to look back on my Hunger Challenge experience and wow, what an experience it was! Being on such a tight food budget is hard. Really hard. It takes an enormous amount of planning and food knowledge to create balanced meals. Satisfaction and variety are hard to achieve and when you can only spend $28 a week, sometimes you go to bed hungry. I want to thank Food Outreach for this enlightening opportunity. The Hunger Challenge made me appreciate my own blessings and raised my awareness of the reality of food insecurity. This was a valuable experience that I will carry with me into my future as a dietitian.