Community Hunger Challenge #3: I am Lucy and I challenge you to try to eat on $4 a day. For the next 5 days I am going to try to eat healthy for as little as possible. To do so, I will be making recipes from Leanne Brown’s cookbook called Good and Cheap. I challenge you to join me and try to eat healthy on $4 a day. And when I say "a day" I mean breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner. I know it sounds impossible, but families in poverty have no choice but to live like that.

I have selected the recipes, gone grocery shopping, and am ready to start. After adding up the costs, the prices ranged from $5, $6, and even $7 a day. Then I realized how hard it is for families in poverty in Los Angeles to eat healthy where food prices are high. I hope you help make a change in the world and notice what situations others are in.

Stay tuned for pics and results from my experiment at the end of the week. And, let me know if you accept the challenge for a day or however long you can. We want to know what you did. Report back to us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The website for the cookbook is https://www.leannebrown.com/