Gwyneth Paltrow Eaten Alive on Social Media for Living on $29 Food Stamp Budget

Twitter users rip the actress for taking the food stamp challenge: “Don’t Worry, Poor People: Gwyneth Paltrow Is Here”

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Gwyneth Paltrow is slashing her food budget to raise awareness about hunger. But sometimes even the best intentions are met with criticism, eye rolls and sarcasm.

Last week, the Oscar winner announced that she had accepted The Food Bank for New York City challenge to live on food stamps for one week, with a grocery budget of $29 or about $1.38 per meal.

According to the #FoodBankNYCChallenge, needy families are given $29 per person as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, after Congress cut food stamps twice since 2013.

Once Paltrow accepted the challenge, she tweeted a picture of her $29 in food choices — brown rice, black beans, peas, eggs, tortillas, cilantro, limes and fresh vegetables.

But apparently the tweet left a bad taste, with many Twitter users eating the “Iron Man” star alive.

“Vast difference living on food stamps for 1 week knowing you’ve a safety net of millions, and that being your life every day Gwyneth Paltrow,” tweeted one person.

Paltrow accepted the challenge at the urging of celebrity chef Mario Batali, who is a board member of the Food Bank for New York City.

The actress, who also runs the luxury lifestyle website Goop, tweeted that she was taking the challenge and “walking in their shoes to see how far we get.” And that set people off, too.

“Don’t Worry, Poor People: Gwyneth Paltrow Is Here to Show You How to GOOP Your Food-Stamp Benefits,” chided one.

Below is a sampling of reaction to Paltrow’s food stamp challenge.

https://twitter.com/GayPatriot/status/586984729733234689

https://twitter.com/iesrec/status/587274227822137344

https://twitter.com/chelsea_elisa/status/587074691145281536

https://twitter.com/mybigblondelife/status/587314675991216128

https://twitter.com/ZachIsWeird/status/586607301760589824

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