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photo credit: Jon Favreau Oh Gwyneth...you never cease to amaze me. Ms. Paltrow decided to break her food stamp challenge and indulge in an $80 fancy dinner with celebrity friend, PCU's Jon Favreau. Recently, Gwynnie took on the Food Stamp challenge by aiming to live on $29 a week. She even shared a photo of what she would buy with her food stamps (including 7 limes). I guess it was too much for her to deal with, so she decided to make a mockery of the SNAP program and go back to her multi-million dollar lifestyle. Little did she know that nothing a celebrity ever does is on the down-low. Mr. Favreau shared a photo of the two of them while in attendence at the Austin Midnight Dinner. My Two Cents: Deep down, I had a feeling that she was only doing the SNAP challenge symbolically. I knew she wasn't serious about raising awareness about the Food Stamp cuts that are ruining the lives of many low-income families across this great land of ours. You cannot take the...

photo credit: kimberlyhites The high priestess of GOOP is the latest celebrity to join in on the Food Bank NYC Challenge. To support the food bank, she went on food stamps for 7 days. The actress posted a photo of the items she bought with her $29 a week food stamps. These items include: Beans, onions, corn tortillas, green peas, garlic, and seven limes. Gwennie tweeted about the experience, saying: "We're walking in their shoes to see how far we get."' I'm sure the millions of families on food stamps are grateful for your contribution. My Two Cents: While I may not be on food stamps, I feel for the millions of families that rely on the government program in order to feed their children. What I have a problem with, are celebrity tw*twaffles like Paltrow, trying the program out like it is some experiment, in order to show that they can do it too. Of course they can do it. They can live in poverty for one week, and then go back to their cushy milli...