The Hy-Vee Poverty Diet Challenge

What is the Poverty Diet? The Poverty Diet Challenge is a Student Hunger Drive initiatve designed to expose individuals to the realities of living on food stamps. Particpants are asked to spend no more than $3.43 per day on food and drink for two days. The Poverty Diet Challenge will take place on October 7th & 8th.

Why $3.43 per day? USDA Food and Nutrition Services data (as of July 30, 2009) provides thatthe average 2008 Illinois food stamp benefit was $110.19 per person per month. The 2008 Iowa food stamp benefit was $98.66 per person per month. Therefore, in 2008, the average Illinois/Iowa per person per day benefit was $3.43.

- Poverty Diet Challenge 2009
- Poverty Diet Pledge Form
- Poverty Diet Sample Menus
- Poverty Diet Public Handout