Letter to the Editor: Try eating for $1.25/meal. Can you do it? For how long?

Well, Congress is talking about reducing the food stamp program for the poor from around $1.48 a meal per person to somewhere between 98 cents to $1.23 a meal per person.

So, here’s a two-step challenge for your readers:

First step: Eat three well-balanced meals a day, each meal for $1.48. Try this for a day, for three days, for a week, for as long as you can manage.

Second step: Eat three well-balanced meals a day, each meal for $1.23. Try this for a day, for three days, for a week, for as long as you can manage. Of course, if you really want to be bold and daring, try eating for 98 cents a m...