Dem unpacks grocery bags on House floor to describe hunger challenge – The Hill’s Floor Action

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) on Wednesday night unpacked a few bags of groceries on the House floor to demonstrate the paltry diet he’ll live on for the next week.

Johnson is taking the food stamp challenge, under which he and several other members will live on just $31.50 worth of food for a week.

“I went to Safeway, and here is my bill,” Johnson said as he unpacked his bags. “It is for $29.76.”

Johnson unpacked a container of Quaker Oats, which he said he might eat for breakfast or dinner. For breakfast, he also bought a box of Eggo waffles and some sugar-free syrup.

“They already have butter in them, so I didn’t have to buy the butter,” he said of the waffles.

He bought bacon, milk, tea, hot dogs, bananas and Ramen noodles. “I used to eat those a lot when I was in college,” he said.

Johnson agreed that his week’s worth of food is short on fruits and vegetables and said the store he went to didn’t have much variety. He did try to buy broccoli, but that put him over his $31.50 limit.

“This is what I’m going to be eating for the next seven days, starting tomorrow,” he said. “It’s going to be a challenge.

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