When I was in college I never ate in the cafeteria - not even once. ramen noodles were much easier (and less messy - just add water) than kraft macaroni and cheese. They didn't have the microwave version then...


>>Ah, ramen noodles - the primary food source during college years:o)
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>Didn't they have fake mac and cheese Kraft Dinner where you went to school?
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>>>Maybe she can't afford utilities and uses the charcoal for cooking. Granted, the pre-made biscuits are suspect, but if she does not have utilities, then heating those up would be much easier than trying to bake from scratch. Maybe they were on sale two-for-one. Looks like she's buying Romen Noodles. They are pretty cheap. Might be more to the story than one picture implies.
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>>>>OK, in an article where food stamp recipients are saying they have to water down milk, there's an interesting photo at the beginning of the article:
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>>>>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24670991/
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>>>>Note the 20 lbs. bag of charcoal briquets in the lady's cart as well as a box of Tennessee Pride bisquits.
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>>>>Why is it our problem that she can't manage money? Disgusting.