Gwyneth Paltrow is living on food stamps.
Chef Mario Batali, a board member of Food Bank for New York City, recently nominated Paltrow to take the “Food Bank Challenge,” where celebrities are challenged to limit their family food budget to $29 per week in order to see what it’s like for families who rely on food stamps.
Paltrow, who said she was “walking in their shoes to see how far we get,” shared a photo of the groceries she bought for $29 on Twitter.
Judging by her purchases, she won’t be getting very far.
We're walking in their shoes to see how far we get. I nominate @RidingShotgunLA to do #FoodBankNYCChallenge & donate: http://t.co/eBEJ0hqEHG
— Gwyneth Paltrow (@GwynethPaltrow) April 9, 2015
This is what $29 gets you at the grocery store—what families on SNAP (i.e. food stamps) have to live on for a week. pic.twitter.com/OZMPA3nxij
— Gwyneth Paltrow (@GwynethPaltrow) April 9, 2015
It’s doubtful that any family living on food stamps would buy seven limes, two different kinds of lettuce and cilantro.
The idea of the challenge is to fight cuts to SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program relied on by more than 46 million Americans.
Keep in mind that Paltrow’s “lifestyle” blog Goop recommends buying $100 crop tops for toddlers, $80 socks and a $1,000 shot glass.
She has yet to update her followers on how her week is going, but those on Twitter were not amused by Paltrow’s antics.
Maybe instead of making a scene living as a poor, Gwyneth Paltrow could've donated 1/100 of her $280M net worth to food stamp families.
— chels – queso queen (@chelsea_elisa) April 12, 2015
Trying to be one of the ppl, Gwyneth Paltrow used her $29 food bank allowance to buy limes, cilantro & parsley. Forgot the Patron, I guess.
— Hannah Elisabeth (@mybigblondelife) April 12, 2015
dude gwyneth paltrow is living off a 'food stamp budget' for seven days and I can't imagine anything less useful as a political statement
— ♥ (@iiiidler) April 12, 2015
its so cool how celebs (gwyneth paltrow) can challenge themselves to live off a food stamp budget like its a game or something
— julianne knight (@jul_knight) April 12, 2015
What do you think about Paltrow taking the Food Bank Challenge? (RELATED: Gwyneth Paltrow Went On Vacation With Chris Martin To Celebrate Their Divorce)