‘C-’ for effort! Gwyneth Paltrow 'consciously uncouples' from SNAP challenge after only 4 days

Greg P. | 12:07 PM on April 17, 2015

Who didn’t see this coming? Gwyneth Paltrow writes in her magazine, Goop, that she only lasted four days on her much publicized SNAP challenge:

As I suspected, we only made it through about four days, when I personally broke and had some chicken and fresh vegetables (and in full transparency, half a bag of black licorice). My perspective has been forever altered by how difficult it was to eat wholesome, nutritious food on that budget, even for just a few days—a challenge that 47 million Americans face every day, week, and year. A few takeaways from the week were that vegetarian staples liked dried beans and rice go a long way—and we were able to come up with a few recipes on a super tight budget.

And she had a team helping her come up with recipes, and still failed.

Gwyneth Paltrow gave up on the food stamp challenge after 4 days and is using the 12 limes to make Margaritas the rest of the week.

— Chef Mike Tucson (@chef_mike68) April 17, 2015

A hungry Gwyneth Paltrow fails the food-stamp challenge four days in #FoodBankNYCChallenge http://t.co/2wDrh8xjNS

— DTP! (@drownthatpuppy) April 17, 2015

https://twitter.com/mozingo84/status/589074254949326848

Gwyneth Paltrow consciously uncouples from $29/week food challenge after 4 days http://t.co/AU9NZMyrGI pic.twitter.com/GrGc7Eomuv

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) April 17, 2015

@Salon – Thanks for this! I was having a hard time articulating my gut distaste for this kind of "poverty tourism."

— Kristin MacDougall (@Kmacjp) April 17, 2015

But although she failed, she gives herself a “C-” for the effort: