Meal Three - Food Stamp Meal
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Spotlight on United States
- About half of all American children will receive SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits at some point before age 20
- Among African-American children, 90 percent will enroll in SNAP before age 20 (Bread for the World)
- 14.6% of U.S. households struggle to put enough food on the table, more than 49 million Americans—including 16.7 million children—live in these households (Bread for the World)
- 14% of people living in the United States live in poverty
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Food Stamp Meal
14.6 percent of U.S. household struggle to put enough food on the table. One in eight people is enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Nearly half of those enrolled are children. The average SNAP benefit is $3 per day, or $1 per meal.
For this meal, prepare dinner on the budget of the more than 49 million Americans who live in households struggling to put food on the table. There are recipe ideas below which cost less than $1 per serving. |
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Printable Table TentDownload and print this table tent, designed for the United States Food Stamp meal. This table tent includes conversation starters and information about your gifts to ELCA World Hunger in action.
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PlacematsDownload, print and use different placemats during your Lenten meals to raise awareness about hunger, poverty and related issues.
ProgramThis 30-minute program, specifically designed for the United States meal, contains a reading, litany, monologue, prayers and discussion questions. | |
Table PrayerLord, we greatly rejoice: our souls exult in you. You cause the earth to bring forth food: we eat and are glad. And we beg you to cause righteousness to grow forth from the world that all peoples may live in strength and safety, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. | |
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Story: Jim
Every afternoon for the past 10 years, 88-year-old Jim Freeman hears a knock at the door. A smile comes over his face as he walks to greet a volunteer from Mobile Meals, who is holding a warm, nutritious meal. Sometimes a nurse or a chaplain is there too—just to check on him....Read the full story.
Download and print this story to share at the meal.
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Recipes Under $1 Per PersonBaked Lentils Casserole, Bean and Rice Burritos, and Broccoli Rice Casserole
Download and print these recipes
Taken from Food for Life: Recipes and Stories on the Right Food
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Baked Lentils Casserole
- $0.67 per serving
- Serves 4 people
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Ingredients for Baked Lentils Casserole
- 1 cup rinsed lentils
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper (optional)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
- 1 can (16 ounces) tomatoes
- 2 thinly sliced carrots 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
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Directions
Combine lentils, water, seasonings, onion, and tomatoes. Place in 2 quart casserole dish. Cover tightly with lid or foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and add carrots. Stir. Cover and bake 30 minutes longer. Remove cover and sprinkle cheese on top. Bake, uncovered 5 minutes, until cheese melts.
Bean and Rice Burritos
- $0.37 per serving
- Serves 8 people
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Ingredients for Bean and Rice Burritos
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1 small chopped onion
- 2 cups cooked kidney beans or one 15 ounce can, drained
- 8 (10 inch) flour tortillas
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1/2 cup grated cheese
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Directions
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Peel the onion, and chop it into small pieces. Drain the liquid from the cooked (or canned) kidney beans. Mix the rice, chopped onion, and beans in a bowl.
Put each tortilla on a flat surface. Put 1/2 cup of the rice and bean mix in the middle of each tortilla. Fold the sides of the tortilla to hold the rice and beans. Put each filled tortilla (burrito) in the baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes. While the burritos are baking, grate 1/2 cup cheese.
Pour the salsa over the baked burritos. Add cheese. Serve the burritos warm.
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Broccoli Rice Casserole
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Ingredients for Broccoli Rice Casserole
- 1 1/2 cup rice
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1 medium chopped onion
- 1 can (10 3/4 ounce) condensed cream of mushroom, or chicken, or celery or cheese soup
- 1 1/2 cups 1% milk
- 2 - 10 ounce packages frozen chopped broccoli or cauliflower or mixed vegetables
- 1/2 pound grated or sliced cheese
- 3 Tablespoons margarine or butter
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Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease on 12x9x2 inch baking pan. In a saucepan mix rice, salt, and 3 cups of water and bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside for additional 15 minutes. Sauté onions in margarine or butter until tender. Mix soup, milk, 1/2 cup of water, onions, and rice. Spoon mixture into baking pan.
Thaw and drain the vegetables and then spread over the rice mixture. Spread the cheese evenly over the top and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until cheese is melted and rice is bubbly.
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