The Hunger Challenge

Gayle created the Hunger Challenge for the San Francisco Food Bank, recruiting food bloggers to eat on just $4 a day (the average amount given to food stamp recipients in California). She also took the challenge and blogged about her experiences.

Blog posts from the 2009 Hunger Challenge:

The 2009 Hunger Challenge: Déjà Food

The 2009 Hunger Challenge: Grocery Shop ‘Til You Drop

The 2009 Hunger Challenge Day 1: Food Hoard

The 2009 Hunger Challenge Day 2: Small Comfort

The 2009 Hunger Challenge Day 3: Has Beans

The 2009 Hunger Challenge Day 4: Irrational Rewards

The 2009 Hunger Challenge Day 5: Unreasonable Facsimile

The 2009 Hunger Challenge Day 6: Leftover and over

Blog posts from the 2008 Hunger Challenge:

The Hunger Challenge: Not Going Anywhere, Not Eating That

The Hunger Challenge Day 1: Brasato al Barolo…Hold the Barolo

The Hunger Challenge Day 2: Living in a Food Museum

The Hunger Challenge Day 3: Small Plates

Hunger Challenge Day 4: Don’t Chicken Out!

The Hunger Challenge Day 5: The Other Soul Food

The Hunger Challenge Day 6: Surreal Food

The Hunger Challenge Day 7: Waste Not, Want Not

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