one of the things i am looking forward to in getting back into the house is
getting a decent food supply again, because of our work, i work hard all
spring and summper tobuild up the stock so on those months when we don't
make a lot we aren't hungry because we spent excess, i am going to have to
work hard to control this because we haven't a freezer, or frig for that
matter yet, Lee
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> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> so many people are struggling and somebody at food banks finally figured
>> out that people could keep their pets and feed them if they took
>> donations, without that people either surrender their animals or use food
>> they could be eating to give to the animals, which helps nobody's
>> nutrition... don't get me wrong, if your animals will ea t leftovers and
>> they are otherwise healthy it doesn't hurt a single thing to supplement
>> say a dog or cat with mashed potatoes and gravy if they will eat it, but
>> that should only be a supplement, Lee
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> I remember a time when not only cigarettes and alcohol were on the list of
> things you couldn't buy with food stamps but also animal food. An animal
> can be a real source of comfort for people who are poor and or/lonely.
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> As you say, if necessary you can feed an animal leftovers for the short
> term. Not ideal but better than having to surrender them. I found that it
> was a good thing to always buy a bit of canned food every week to keep
> away for lean times, ditto for the family too of course, lol. Amazing what
> you can live on out of a pantry for a fairly extended time.
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>>>> that is very good for angela, to let her know that giving can still be
>>>> done even if you are using coupons to get free things to donate, you
>>>> still do the work to use the coupon and get it to the food bank, Lee
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>>> Yes. We get a lot of coupons we can't use and also store coupons on
>>> occasion for free things we can't eat. And apparently there is a huge
>>> need for cat food this year. We saw a cat food donation bin today. I
>>> tried to find one last year and couldn't. Nice to know that the regular
>>> food bank will take it. I stocked up on food the other day and screwed
>>> up as to the kind I bought. They will only eat tuna and only certain
>>> kinds. I bought the wrong kind and they wouldn't touch it. So it went
>>> off to the food bank along with the BG kind. I really thought they
>>> would like that!
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