Today started like yesterday, with a small serving of oatmeal. Lunch was leftover spaghetti from yesterday (plain sauce, no meat or cheese or veggies, but not too bad). Supper tonight was creamed tuna (margarine, flour, water, skim milk power, and tuna) on toasted bun (they're stale, but toasting still works...).

I miss dairy (cheese!), unprocessed meat, eggs, and fresh vegetables. I haven't eaten any green vegetables this week; one of my sisters is a clinical dietician, and I'm worried she might have words with me. :)

So, some reflections before wrapping-up tomorrow:

1. I have been hungry, I have missed certain foods, I'm a little cranky, and my concentration and energy are low. And yet, I'm complaining from a pretty comfortable place in life. My partner and I own a house; we both have university that allowed us to apply for and get full-time jobs, we have two cars, a usual week involves a bottle of wine with a dinner or two, and even though I couldn't buy myself a coffee today, I did drop by the dry-cleaners after work. Take away these privileges, and life would be a lot harder than I've experienced during the "do the math challenge." If I didn't have the opportunity of univeristy and couldn't afford the clothes for the job interview, or was hit with some of life's hardest twists and didn't have a great family and spouse behind me, and on top of it, if I was feeling hungry...I would hope for the support and the hand-up of a good community.
2. I sometimes hear comments that people who receive social assistance or food hampers are lazy and taking advantage of "the system." ...the message implied is that assistance is a "comfortable" or "desireable" choice. This is simply not true. In my opinion, if assistance is the "comfortable" choice, I sure as heck don't want to know what the other options were.
3. I've re-read this, and yes, definitely a little more cranky than usual today. :)