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9 ways to stretch your food budget when SNAP benefits get cut

Ellsworth Toohey
May 11, 2026
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Kevin Curry, founder of the Fit Men Cook fitness and food community, graduated from Harvard’s Kennedy School in 2008 right into the recession and couldn’t find work. He signed up for SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — and the caseworker’s response stuck with him: “Don’t be ashamed. This is a bridge from where y…

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