One of the worst things about being homeless is that we loose control of our diet. Food kitchens and FEEDS in the park, pantries and donations, homeless shelters and churches,and so many other programs provide food. But we often feel that we must eat while the food is there, and we over eat.
Some of us have starved. We've felt the pangs of hunger and the deprivation makes us over eat, especially if we get into a shelter with three meals a day. Since when have we had three meals at the same time every day, cooked foods, pies and cakes?
We may have weight on us, but be nutritionally starved. We usually cannot afford vitamins, herbs, or holistic supplements.
WHEN WE HAVE NO COOKING FACILITIES AT ALL, especially when we are living in a van or car rather than a tent, we are really stuck. Then we may have a diet of sandwiches, or cold soup, chili, or pasta out of can. WAY TOO MUCH SALT, which, along with all the stress we suffer, leads to HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
We have our EBT if we are lucky, but even with a homeless hot food supplement, it's an expensive way to eat. In our own kitchens we can make the money last a month, but not when we have to eat chips instead of baked potatoes, canned goods that are sometimes 40% salt and 50% fat...
APRIL 2014 : CHECK OUT OUR NEW PAGE on our sidebar ABOUT TAKING CONTROL OF Y OUR DIET.
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