AdvertisementOur regular SNAP allotment doesn’t cover everything, but it provides most of what ends up on our table. When it’s gone, I have to get extra creative by remixing leftovers, figuring out substitutions, visiting the food pantry and hoping what we have holds out until the end of the month. Or when the food pantry handed us a stack of tortillas, but nothing to fill them with. Right now, millions of families are facing hunger as SNAP benefits are delayed during the government shutdown. Because hunger doesn’t pause while politics play out.

Source: Huffington Post November 12, 2025 17:24 UTC