Young Wyoming parents skipping meals, turning to ramen noodles as inflation, gas prices soar
foxnews.comSoaring food and gas prices led young parents Jesus and Krista Montiel to seek out ways to cut costs and make ends meet and provide for their two-year-old daughter. "I'm doing anything and everything I can to be able to provide for my family," Jesus, a manager at Teton Toys, told Todd Piro on Monday. "That includes driving an hour-and-a-half one way to and from work and working literally all day.
I get to see my daughter twice a week." Record-high inflation continues to devastate American families. (istock) The Wyoming couple told "Fox & Friends First" Monday that Jesus has resorted to surviving on two cups of ramen noodles per day while Krista has limited herself to one meal and two snacks per day to make sure their daughter has enough food.
Piro asked the couple if they feel the Biden White House is doing enough to help struggling families overcome the high costs of living associated with inflation or bring prices down.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 26: A woman picks food in a fresh market on July 26, 2022 in New York. Food prices in the New York area have jumped more than 9% in the last year, is the steepest in the last 40 years, according to the BLS. (John Smith/VIEWpress) "Honestly, I feel like they could be doing more," Jesus said.
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