Hunger Outreach Teens (HOTees) 

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”   Mother Teresa

Let’s explore this further.
What if we were to actually participate?
How would that look at the store?
                                    at the table?

relative to entertaining?

                 while preparing school lunches?

 What we know:  

• Food pyramid
• 6 foods we think are staples (when not made out of play dough)
• Math. Yes, we know math.

What we need to know: 

• Available foods (see our list for basic summary)
• Prices of food    Coborn’s  Online      Festival Foods Online  

Things we need to consider: 

$27.35 [or $3.91 per day] on food and beverages per person

Choose your family:

          4-people:

• Single Mom, 3 teen children ages 18-13.
• Dad, Mom,  16 year old boy, 13 year old girl
• Dad, Grandparent, 2 teens

5-people:

• 2 parents, 3 teen children ages 18-13.
• Dad, Mom,  16 year old boy, 13 year old girl, toddler
• Parents, Grandparents, child

 Assumptions:

• Food never goes bad. You can buy lettuce on Monday and it will be fresh and yummy on Sunday.
• Condiments are free.
• You can shop at multiple stores with no gas or delivery charge
• No paper products or laundry soap are needed.
• No personal hygiene products are needed
• No coupons
• You can buy with a neighbor and divide (must note this on your list)
• You have no pets