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CottonBear

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113. Thank you for saying this.

Fri May 18, 2012, 07:21 AM

May 2012

I have SNAP benefits. I make 3 meals a day at home with the healthiest food I can afford for me and my child. I lost my professional career job back in 2009 and have only recently found part time, slightly over minimum wage work. I am not eligible for childcare benefits. My child needs to be in preschool (for purposes of socialization and also learning) but I can't afford private preschool or private daycare. My child's father takes care of him while I work and then he works when I'm at home with my child. If I work more, then all of my extra paycheck would go to childcare and not to bills so I'm screwed. I could get a better job if I could work full time, 9-5 hours. My child is rarely with both parents at the same time because someone is working while the other takes care of the baby. Also, his father and I have no health insurance. At least the baby has Medicaid. Our child is not eligible for state-funded Pre-K until next year.

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Why Is Mario Batali on Food Stamps? [View all] xchrom May 2012 OP

Here's Lawrence O'Donnell discussing Fox & Friends attacks on Batali FSogol May 2012 #1

the loaves and the fishes -- indeed. xchrom May 2012 #2

For a split second I thought you were saying LO'D went on Fox and Friends and attacked Batali Bake May 2012 #54

That happens at a certain age ashling May 2012 #96

Hey now! You talking about me??? Bake May 2012 #116

Actually, I'm talking about me (LOL) ashling May 2012 #117

Your headline is (unintentionally, I am *certain*) misleading. Stinky The Clown May 2012 #60

Yeah, my bad. I'll edit it. n/t FSogol May 2012 #62

Now it reads like you are asking why his photo is on a food stamp... AtheistCrusader May 2012 #82

It does. UnrepentantLiberal May 2012 #136

Ok, that was GREAT! JNelson6563 May 2012 #74

I caught part of the F & F attack... GoCubsGo May 2012 #94

Someone needs to pay for the two wars the Republicans started. Life Long Dem May 2012 #3

I'd go totally vegan on that budget NJCher May 2012 #4

Batali's tweets are good, tho. It's even getting to HIM catbyte May 2012 #6

I wouldn't go totally vegan, but reduce meat considerably. JDPriestly May 2012 #14

He's tweeted that fresh fruit and vegetables are more expensive Lex May 2012 #19

Say what?? I just read on DU that healthy foods are not expensive riderinthestorm May 2012 #44

Your comments re. transportation are right on. Most poor people dont have decent stores rhett o rick May 2012 #99

He made it look too easy. dkf May 2012 #109

BS pinboy3niner May 2012 #110

Chicken, pork, etc. = protein, something all of us in America need AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #23

Wow, I don't get any of my protein from meat-based sources justiceischeap May 2012 #48

Same here. RebelOne May 2012 #55

I have a theory that people who lack of protein say "Wow" a lot. n/t AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #58

I have a theory about people who make bold statements justiceischeap May 2012 #76

Most gorillas eat nothing but fruit, leaves, stems, seeds and the occasional termite Reptilublican May 2012 #93

Too bad for them. AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #95

When you find a gorilla Confusious May 2012 #107

Actually... Chan790 May 2012 #134

Plants have protein. Doremus May 2012 #50

And water is wet. n/t AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #57

To avoid taxing your repertoire of witty retorts further,I will consider myself duly chastized, lol. Doremus May 2012 #77

What about cost? Confusious May 2012 #108

He has a natural advantage most poor people don't Alcibiades May 2012 #5

Looks like I misposted Alcibiades May 2012 #7

Bingo! Myrina May 2012 #8

Anyone can learn how to cook if they take the time. hifiguy May 2012 #9

That's absolutely true Alcibiades May 2012 #12

"The reason I know how to cook is because I like to eat" hifiguy May 2012 #17

McDonald's liberated men NJCher May 2012 #114

"Anyone can learn how to cook if they take the time." Who Has The Time? Yavin4 May 2012 #27

I agree, except some work so much they don't 'have' the time. Little Star May 2012 #41

I am teaching my son (13) to cook. We started with simple pastas ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #70

Good for you! hifiguy May 2012 #73

It is just the two of us as well. My son is very good at vacuuming, mowing the lawn etc. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #85

according to both my grandmothers... keroro gunsou May 2012 #97

+1 ...Tell it... 99 Percent Sure May 2012 #90

If you aren't exhausted by working four jobs. Zoeisright May 2012 #112

ALL kids should take home economics. Boys and girls. mainer May 2012 #118

You made my point better than I did. hifiguy May 2012 #119

Even with that advantage, he says he's starving on the food stamp diet pinboy3niner May 2012 #10

Good point Alcibiades May 2012 #16

it's hyperbole- in the aid of a good cause- cali May 2012 #28

I couldn't do it. Luminous Animal May 2012 #61

yes you could. cali May 2012 #64

No, I couldn't. Not if I wanted to continue eating organic and sustainable food. Luminous Animal May 2012 #87

lol. move the goal posts the entire field. Let me quote you: cali May 2012 #89

Ack! For some reason, the entire body of my post disappeared! Luminous Animal May 2012 #91

I could do it Alcibiades May 2012 #102

Time is the problem for the people I see in the grocery store. JDPriestly May 2012 #15

Answer: not many, not much lapislzi May 2012 #31

+1. SammyWinstonJack May 2012 #65

Thank you for saying this. nt canoeist52 May 2012 #71

Thank you for saying this. CottonBear May 2012 #113

time tru May 2012 #63

Cooking every meal from scratch is a full time job. Dont call me Shirley May 2012 #69

I cook a lot by scratch, but bread and rolls are things I won't... cynatnite May 2012 #83

I used to bake my own bread but I determined the day-old bakery rack was actually cheaper. Chan790 May 2012 #135

Even with two teenage sons, it just isn't that hard to function well, and cali May 2012 #11

Back when George McGovern was a senator he challenged other congress persons to do this. It was jwirr May 2012 #13

Bob Dole came out against food stamps, but overnight he changed his mind. kemah May 2012 #18

Of course and so what? jwirr May 2012 #20

All hail King Corn lapislzi May 2012 #33

'King Corn' - scary film. I have 'the Future of Food' and am almost afraid to watch it. nt Mnemosyne May 2012 #56

corn on the vob.. popcorn... yum. HFCS, not so much... dionysus May 2012 #78

Mr. Batali has many advantages lapislzi May 2012 #21

The very definition of a left handed compliment. xchrom May 2012 #24

I said I commend him, and I do. lapislzi May 2012 #26

Follow his tweets -- he doesn't make it sound fun obamanut2012 May 2012 #75

I know that. lapislzi May 2012 #92

I take it this guy is some TV chef I sorta wonder what lunasun May 2012 #103

We can afford endless wars and bailouts, but we can't afford to feed our own people? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #22

What a blowhard. Dreamer Tatum May 2012 #25

oh bullshit. cali May 2012 #29

You must be looking in a mirror... pinboy3niner May 2012 #32

Go look at the prices on a Batali menu and get back to me. Dreamer Tatum May 2012 #34

Do the 1% staff his 11 restaurants? FSogol May 2012 #37

Can that staff afford to eat in his restaurants? Dreamer Tatum May 2012 #39

I can't afford the software service that my employer sells slackmaster May 2012 #45

Most upscale restaurants give the employees food. I'm guessing they eat there every day. n/t FSogol May 2012 #46

I've eaten in a Batali restaurant in the last six months hifiguy May 2012 #43

I have eaten in his restaurant. I am the 99%, not the 1%. SalviaBlue May 2012 #47

His prices? WTF? He could be a Mercedes dealer or in any high-end business. pinboy3niner May 2012 #106

Complete and utter bullshit and fabrication OriginalGeek May 2012 #35

Meal for four at Babbo, including wine: $500. Dreamer Tatum May 2012 #36

So what? Seriously, so what? cali May 2012 #38

Must cost a lot to keep the earwigs out of the kitchen, I guess. nt Dreamer Tatum May 2012 #42

I like how you throw the wine in, for what conceivable reason other than drama I have no idea Doremus May 2012 #53

he gets not everyone can afford that , even those who go to his restaurant JI7 May 2012 #68

so the fuck what? poor people exist, therefore no one can have expensive cuisine? dionysus May 2012 #80

lol at your case OriginalGeek May 2012 #104

He's just an angry little attack muffin. nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2012 #59

Talk about missing the point. Whoa. nt Lex May 2012 #52

what has one got to do with the other ? it's good he understands not everyone can afford his JI7 May 2012 #66

someone's bitter... dionysus May 2012 #79

WHOOSH! LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #81

Somehow I doubt you are genuinely concerned over the existence of fancy restaurants. Quantess May 2012 #101

You really don't get chefs at all. GoneOffShore May 2012 #115

A few years ago, then Oregon Governor Ted Kulungowski and his wife did exactly what he's doing. Bluenorthwest May 2012 #30

What a guy !!! zzaapp May 2012 #40

I don't know if I'd like to work for the guy Warpy May 2012 #49

Ive been to Del Posto Dorian Gray May 2012 #111

Ok, when I first read that I thought you meant his picture is on food stamps. :) /nt MatthewStLouis May 2012 #51

Kudos to Mario. He's fun to watch. Dont call me Shirley May 2012 #67

I was just having a conversation about that. xchrom May 2012 #84

Spices at grocery stores are a rip-off. LeftyMom May 2012 #121

Try Asian markets guardian May 2012 #131

Yup... Chan790 May 2012 #137

k&r HappyMe May 2012 #72

Good for him. surrealAmerican May 2012 #86

fox is a shitstain on the world spanone May 2012 #88

Big fan, and he lives in my favorite place anywhere in the summer. Faygo Kid May 2012 #98

DU Rec !!! WillyT May 2012 #100

K & R ellisonz May 2012 #105

My food budget is $25 a person and we do just fine Prism May 2012 #120

You said it yourself, because you live near a grocery store and a Trader Joe's. You also have time riderinthestorm May 2012 #122

I work full time and go to school full time. Prism May 2012 #123

apples and oranges guardian May 2012 #124

$31 per week for one person is fairly easily done. Quantess May 2012 #125

All are good points guardian May 2012 #127

So why have people like George McGovern and xchrom May 2012 #126

Non Sequitur guardian May 2012 #128

that batali is not the only one to do this. xchrom May 2012 #129

huh?????? guardian May 2012 #130

from your post xchrom May 2012 #132

It is still not clear what you are trying to say. guardian May 2012 #133