How to eat healthy amid lack of federal funding for food

If your family has been impacted by the loss of SNAP benefits or the rising cost of food, you are looking for any help you can get.

There are ways, however, to stretch what you have without sacrificing the healthy side of eating.

The key is "extenders" like rice or pasta and planning a cook-once-eat-twice-or-more approach to easily feed a family of four for under $10.

Bank on breakfast foods

"In general, breakfast foods cost less money," according to nutritionist and founder of Active Eating Advice , Leslie Bonci, who says don't hesitate to add things in, and have breakfast for dinner.

"If you do those eggs and you're adding in some other vegetables to it that you maybe had in the freezer, or maybe there's a little bit of leftover ham or cheese, this is the 'kitchen sink' approac