Dog Food?
What would you choose to eat?
A single person receiving social assistance gets $592/month maximum for rent, food and other personal expenses. They do not get to choose their diet.
Diet A
• Lamb
• Brewers Rice
• Poultry
• Whole Grain Corn
• Garlic Oil
• Vitamin Supplements
• White Pasta
• High Fructose Corn Syrup
• Sugar
• Palm Oil
• Colour (Tartrazine)
• Fruit Juice Concentrate
Nutritional Info* (Serving 1 cup)
Protein 25 (g)
Fat 11.5 (g)
Fibre 4.5 (g)
Calcium 0.96 (g)
Vitamin A 15,000 IU/kg
Vitamin E 460 IU/kg
Vitamin B-12 Supplement
Vitamin D-3 Supplement
Note that not all contents are shown above.
For demonstrative purposes only.
“Protein packed, healthy and full of vitamins for • Sodium Phosphate
strong immune systems, healthy muscles and heart”
“…thrive now and in the future” “…for healthy skin & hair”
Diet B
Nutritional Info*
Protein 11.4 (g)
Fat 30 (g)
Fibre 2.3 (g)
Sugars 29 (g)
Carbohydrates 85. 7 (g)
Cholesterol 15 (g)
Sodium 787 (mg)
Nutritional info is sampled from a combination of foods.
Not all contents/info provided.
Artificial colours and flavour High in sodium
High percentage of recommended daily carbohydrate
Diet A—nutritional content of DOG FOOD*
* Information gathered from a leading dog food website.
Diet B—nutritional content of a typical meal from a
FOOD BANK hamper**
* *Macaroni & Cheese, Granola Bar & Juice Box
Put Food in the Budget
Why does the provincial government think food banks are the answer to poverty for adults in Ontario?
Food banks do not reduce POVERTY.
SUPPORT Put Food in the Budget! Ask Dalton McGuinty to increase social assistance by $100 for Healthy Food
Let us afford to eat at least as healthy as a dog!
Sign this card. Click link below to download yours!
Tell the Premier and Minister Meilleur you support an immediate increase to social assistance rates. It is not only about hunger.
It is also about HEALTH and DIGNITY.
Signature: ________________________________________________________________________
Postal Code: ________________________
http://putfoodinthebudget.ca/
For more information, please see:
Irwin, J.D. et.al (2007). Can food banks sustain nutrient requirements? A case study in Southwestern Ontario. Canadian Journal of
Public Health, 98 (1), pp. 17-20.
