Healthy Eating on Food Stamps: $50/Week Nutritious Meal Plans
Top TLDR:
Healthy eating on food stamps is achievable at $50 per week for one person — or $12–$14 per day for a family of four — when meals are built around high-nutrition, low-cost staples like dried beans, rice, oats, canned vegetables, eggs, and frozen produce supplemented with consistent food pantry visits. The average SNAP benefit of roughly $4 per person per day requires planning, but it does not require compromising on nutrition. Use Kelly's Kitchen's Food Security Network to find pantries and food programs near you that can supplement your SNAP dollars and stretch your weekly budget further.
The Reality of SNAP Benefits — and What $50 Actually Covers
The average SNAP benefit in the United States provides roughly $125 per person per month — approximately $4 per day. For a single person with $50 per week in benefits, that's a workable budget when spent strategically. For families, the math is tighter, and supplementation from food pantries, pop-up distributions, and community programs is not a fallback — it's part of a complete food security strategy.
This is not a budget challenge to be ashamed of. It's a structural reality. And the people navigating it most successfully aren't doing it through extreme frugality or culinary sacrifice. They're doing it through knowledge: knowing which foods deliver the most nutrition per dollar, how to cook them with variety, and how to access supplemental resources that fill the gaps SNAP alone can't cover.
Healthy eating on food stamps is possible. It requires a few clear principles, a simple shopping framework, and an understanding of the community resources that exist alongside SNAP benefits. This page covers all three.
The $50/Week Framework: What to Buy and Why
The goal of a $50/week food budget is not to eat as little as possible. It's to eat nutritiously, with enough variety to stay satisfied and healthy over time. The items below form a complete nutritional foundation at this price point.
Protein: The Most Important Budget Decision
Protein is where most food budgets either succeed or fail. Expensive protein — fresh chicken breasts, beef, pre-marinated cuts — is simply not compatible with a $50/week budget. Affordable, nutritious protein absolutely is.
Dried beans and lentils are the most cost-efficient protein available. A two-pound bag of dried black beans yields the equivalent of five to six cans when cooked and costs roughly $2.50. Lentils are even cheaper per serving and require no soaking. Chickpeas, pinto beans, white beans, and split peas all fall in the same range. These are not compromise proteins — they are nutritionally dense, high in fiber, iron, and folate, and they form the backbone of healthy eating across cultures worldwide.
Eggs provide complete protein at roughly $3 to $5 per dozen depending on location — around $0.25 to $0.40 per egg. Two eggs provide 12 grams of protein and keep you full. Eggs are one of the most versatile and budget-appropriate proteins available.
Canned tuna, sardines, and salmon are cost-effective protein sources with long shelf lives. A can of tuna costs around $1 to $1.50 and provides 20 to 25 grams of protein. Sardines and salmon offer similar nutritional value with added omega-3 fatty acids.
Peanut butter provides healthy fat and protein in a shelf-stable, high-calorie package. A 16–18 oz jar costs around $2 to $3 and contains roughly 14 to 18 servings.
Carbohydrates: The Budget Foundation
Rice is one of the most calorie-efficient foods per dollar. A five-pound bag of white rice costs roughly $4 to $6 and provides 20 to 25 servings. Brown rice costs slightly more and takes longer to cook, but provides more fiber.
Oats are similarly efficient. A large container of rolled oats costs $3 to $5 and provides weeks of breakfast. Oats are high in soluble fiber, filling, and nutritionally valuable.
Pasta is cheap, versatile, and widely available — typically $1 to $2 per pound, with each pound yielding four to five servings.
Potatoes and sweet potatoes are among the most nutritionally complete, affordable vegetables available. A five-pound bag of potatoes costs $3 to $5. Sweet potatoes provide additional vitamin A and fiber.
Produce: Maximizing Nutrition Per Dollar
Fresh produce is often the hardest line item to protect in a tight food budget. The best strategies here are specific.
Frozen vegetables are nutritionally equivalent to fresh, cost less, and last for months. A large bag of frozen broccoli, peas, corn, spinach, or mixed vegetables costs $2 to $4 and provides multiple servings. They belong in every SNAP household's freezer.
Cabbage is the most underrated fresh vegetable in budget cooking. A whole head of cabbage costs $1 to $3 and provides enough servings for a week of stir-fries, soups, slaws, or simple sautés. It stores well for weeks in a cool space.
Bananas are typically the cheapest fresh fruit per serving — often $0.15 to $0.20 each. They also provide potassium, magnesium, and quick energy.
Carrots offer long shelf life, high vitamin A content, and low cost — usually $1 to $2 per pound for whole carrots.
Canned tomatoes — diced, crushed, or whole — are a pantry essential. They provide lycopene, vitamin C, and flavor at roughly $0.80 to $1.50 per can.
Flavor Essentials
Spices and seasonings have a high upfront cost but a very long shelf life and dramatically expand what you can cook from a limited pantry. Building a spice collection gradually — cumin, garlic powder, chili powder, turmeric, onion powder, dried oregano, and salt — is a long-term investment that pays off every single week. As described in Kelly's Kitchen's bulk buying guide, buying spices from international grocery stores or in bulk sections costs a fraction of standard supermarket spice pricing.
Cooking oil — vegetable, canola, or olive — is necessary for most cooking and stores at room temperature for months. A medium-sized bottle costs $3 to $6.
Sample $50/Week Shopping List (One Person)
The following shopping list is designed for one person for one week, hitting approximately $45 to $50 depending on local prices. It provides three meals per day with enough variety to avoid repetition.
Grains and starchy vegetables
2 lb bag of rice (~$2)
1 lb pasta (~$1.50)
Oats, large container (~$4, lasts several weeks — prorate to ~$1 per week)
3 lb bag of potatoes (~$2.50)
Protein
1 lb bag of dried lentils (~$2)
1 can of black beans or 1 lb dry (~$1 canned / $2.50 dried)
1 dozen eggs (~$4)
2 cans of tuna (~$2.50 total)
Peanut butter, 18 oz (~$3)
Produce
1 head of cabbage (~$1.50)
1 bag of frozen mixed vegetables (~$3)
1 bag of carrots (~$1.50)
1 bunch of bananas (~$1.50)
2 cans of diced tomatoes (~$2)
Pantry
Cooking oil (prorated ~$1/week)
Spices (prorated ~$0.50/week once collection is built)
Total: approximately $34–$43, leaving $7–$16 for any additional items or fresh protein when available.
The remaining budget can go toward extra produce, additional protein, or items on sale. Weekly food pantry visits can supplement this list significantly — particularly for fresh produce, protein, and dairy items — without touching the SNAP balance at all.
Meal Plans: What a Week of Healthy Eating Looks Like on $50
Breakfasts
Oatmeal with peanut butter — most mornings. Oats cooked in water with a tablespoon of peanut butter stirred in. Nutritionally complete, filling for four to five hours, and costs roughly $0.35 per serving.
Scrambled eggs with toast or potatoes — two to three times per week. Two eggs, a small potato cut and pan-fried in oil with garlic powder and salt, or two slices of bread if available. Protein-rich and satisfying.
Banana and peanut butter — when timing is tight. Not a replacement for a full breakfast over time, but a practical solution on busy mornings.
Lunches
Bean and rice bowl — the most reliable lunch on this budget. Cooked rice, seasoned beans (cumin, garlic powder, chili powder), and whatever vegetable is available on top. Filling, complete protein, and takes ten minutes with leftover rice.
Lentil soup — made in a larger batch at the beginning of the week and reheated for two to three lunches. One cup of dried lentils, four cups of water, canned tomatoes, garlic, cumin, and salt. High in protein and fiber, very low cost per serving.
Tuna and rice or pasta salad — a can of tuna mixed with cooked rice or pasta, a drizzle of oil, vinegar, garlic powder, and salt. Cold, fast, and complete.
Dinners
Pasta with canned tomatoes and white beans — a one-pot meal that takes twenty minutes. Cook pasta, warm a can of diced tomatoes with garlic, oil, and dried herbs, add rinsed beans, toss with pasta.
Egg fried rice — day-old rice fried in oil with two eggs scrambled in, frozen vegetables, and soy sauce or salt. Fast, filling, and a reliable pantry dinner.
Vegetable and bean stew — potatoes or carrots, any beans, canned tomatoes, water, dried herbs, cumin, and salt simmered for 25 minutes. Flexible, filling, and works with whatever you have.
Seasoned lentils over rice — cooked red lentils with turmeric, cumin, garlic, and salt, served over rice. Dal is one of the most nutritious meals you can make from two shelf-stable staples. Complete protein, high fiber, deeply satisfying.
Stir-fried cabbage with eggs and rice — heat oil, add shredded cabbage, cook until soft, add two beaten eggs, scramble through, season with soy sauce or salt. Serve over rice. Inexpensive, nutrient-dense, and genuinely good.
Supplementing SNAP With Community Resources
The $50/week plan above works more reliably — and with greater nutritional variety — when combined with consistent use of community food resources. This isn't a supplemental strategy for people who need more help. It's part of how people navigate food assistance effectively at every level.
Food pantries and food banks consistently distribute the same shelf-stable items that anchor a SNAP budget — dried beans, rice, pasta, canned goods. Consistent pantry visits build a pantry buffer that reduces the pressure on weekly SNAP dollars and creates resilience when the benefit cycle runs short at the end of the month.
Pop-up pantry distributions and mobile food programs bring food directly to neighborhoods and communities where transportation is a barrier. Kelly's Kitchen's pop-up pantry map is updated in real time, and mobile food pantry schedules through the Food Security Network include accessibility details for people with disabilities.
Farmers markets and produce programs in many areas accept SNAP benefits and sometimes double their value through matching programs — meaning $10 in SNAP benefits becomes $20 in fresh produce. These programs vary by location but are worth identifying in your area.
Little Free Pantries — Kelly's Kitchen's neighborhood-based, take-what-you-need pantry boxes — provide shelf-stable items at no cost, at any hour, with no documentation required. They are specifically stocked with items that work well alongside a SNAP budget.
To find all of these resources by zip code, including eligibility requirements, hours, and accessibility information, the Food Security Network is the most complete, accessibility-informed database available.
Healthy Eating on Food Stamps and Disability
People with disabilities experience food insecurity at roughly double the rate of non-disabled people — and the intersection of tight food budgets and disability-related cooking barriers creates an additional layer of challenge that standard budget advice rarely addresses.
Kelly's Kitchen's work is rooted in this reality. The Nourishment Beyond the Plate program provides community members with disabilities with accessible cooking instruction, adaptive kitchen tools, and skill-building support centered on one-pot, pantry-based cooking — exactly the kind of cooking this $50/week framework relies on.
The Resources page includes Nourishment Beyond the Plate recipes, USDA nutrition education materials, accessible kitchen equipment guides, and cooking instruction videos — all free and available to anyone.
For people with disabilities who find even the practical cooking described above challenging due to physical, cognitive, or energy limitations, Kelly's Kitchen's Kitchen Tools and Equipment page offers specific adaptive tool recommendations that make one-pot cooking more accessible.
The Bigger Picture: Food Insecurity Is a Structural Problem
Healthy eating on food stamps at $50 per week is possible with the right strategy, and this guide exists to help people do it. But it's important to say clearly: the need to build elaborate systems to eat nutritiously on $4 per day reflects a structural insufficiency in SNAP benefit levels — not a personal failing of the people managing it.
Food insecurity is connected to housing, employment, transportation, disability, and systems that have historically underserved specific communities. Kelly's Kitchen's approach to food security is intersectional by design, centering disability justice, racial equity, and the lived experiences of the communities most affected by food insecurity in Western North Carolina and across the country.
If you want to understand more about the relationship between food access and health outcomes, Kelly's Kitchen's guide to food security and mental health explores the research and practical connections in depth.
If you want to support this work — or bring accessible cooking programming to your community — contact Kelly's Kitchen or consider giving to support programs that reach the people who need them most.
Bottom TLDR
Healthy eating on food stamps at $50 per week is built on a simple foundation — dried beans, lentils, rice, oats, eggs, canned fish, frozen vegetables, and peanut butter, supplemented consistently with food pantry visits and community programs to fill the nutritional and budget gaps SNAP alone can't cover. For people with disabilities navigating both a tight food budget and cooking barriers, Kelly's Kitchen's Nourishment Beyond the Plate program provides accessible instruction, adaptive tools, and one-pot recipes designed for exactly this situation. Find food resources near you through the Kelly's Kitchen Food Security Network, and visit the Resources page for free accessible recipes and nutrition guidance.
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Healthy Eating on Food Stamps: $50/Week Nutritious Meal Plans
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Top TLDR
Healthy eating on food stamps is achievable at $50 per week for one person — or $12–$14 per day for a family of four — when meals are built around high-nutrition, low-cost staples like dried beans, rice, oats, canned vegetables, eggs, and frozen produce supplemented with consistent food pantry visits. The average SNAP benefit of roughly $4 per person per day requires planning, but it does not require compromising on nutrition. Use Kelly's Kitchen's Food Security Network to find pantries and food programs near you that can supplement your SNAP dollars and stretch your weekly budget further.
The Reality of SNAP Benefits — and What $50 Actually Covers
The average SNAP benefit in the United States provides roughly $125 per person per month — approximately $4 per day. For a single person with $50 per week in benefits, that's a workable budget when spent strategically. For families, the math is tighter, and supplementation from food pantries, pop-up distributions, and community programs is not a fallback — it's part of a complete food security strategy.
This is not a budget challenge to be ashamed of. It's a structural reality. And the people navigating it most successfully aren't doing it through extreme frugality or culinary sacrifice. They're doing it through knowledge: knowing which foods deliver the most nutrition per dollar, how to cook them with variety, and how to access supplemental resources that fill the gaps SNAP alone can't cover.
Healthy eating on food stamps is possible. It requires a few clear principles, a simple shopping framework, and an understanding of the community resources that exist alongside SNAP benefits. This page covers all three.
The $50/Week Framework: What to Buy and Why
The goal of a $50/week food budget is not to eat as little as possible. It's to eat nutritiously, with enough variety to stay satisfied and healthy over time. The items below form a complete nutritional foundation at this price point.
Protein: The Most Important Budget Decision
Protein is where most food budgets either succeed or fail. Expensive protein — fresh chicken breasts, beef, pre-marinated cuts — is simply not compatible with a $50/week budget. Affordable, nutritious protein absolutely is.
Dried beans and lentils are the most cost-efficient protein available. A two-pound bag of dried black beans yields the equivalent of five to six cans when cooked and costs roughly $2.50. Lentils are even cheaper per serving and require no soaking. Chickpeas, pinto beans, white beans, and split peas all fall in the same range. These are not compromise proteins — they are nutritionally dense, high in fiber, iron, and folate, and they form the backbone of healthy eating across cultures worldwide.
Eggs provide complete protein at roughly $3 to $5 per dozen depending on location — around $0.25 to $0.40 per egg. Two eggs provide 12 grams of protein and keep you full. Eggs are one of the most versatile and budget-appropriate proteins available.
Canned tuna, sardines, and salmon are cost-effective protein sources with long shelf lives. A can of tuna costs around $1 to $1.50 and provides 20 to 25 grams of protein. Sardines and salmon offer similar nutritional value with added omega-3 fatty acids.
Peanut butter provides healthy fat and protein in a shelf-stable, high-calorie package. A 16–18 oz jar costs around $2 to $3 and contains roughly 14 to 18 servings.
Carbohydrates: The Budget Foundation
Rice is one of the most calorie-efficient foods per dollar. A five-pound bag of white rice costs roughly $4 to $6 and provides 20 to 25 servings. Brown rice costs slightly more and takes longer to cook, but provides more fiber.
Oats are similarly efficient. A large container of rolled oats costs $3 to $5 and provides weeks of breakfast. Oats are high in soluble fiber, filling, and nutritionally valuable.
Pasta is cheap, versatile, and widely available — typically $1 to $2 per pound, with each pound yielding four to five servings.
Potatoes and sweet potatoes are among the most nutritionally complete, affordable vegetables available. A five-pound bag of potatoes costs $3 to $5. Sweet potatoes provide additional vitamin A and fiber.
Produce: Maximizing Nutrition Per Dollar
Fresh produce is often the hardest line item to protect in a tight food budget. The best strategies here are specific.
Frozen vegetables are nutritionally equivalent to fresh, cost less, and last for months. A large bag of frozen broccoli, peas, corn, spinach, or mixed vegetables costs $2 to $4 and provides multiple servings. They belong in every SNAP household's freezer.
Cabbage is the most underrated fresh vegetable in budget cooking. A whole head of cabbage costs $1 to $3 and provides enough servings for a week of stir-fries, soups, slaws, or simple sautés. It stores well for weeks in a cool space.
Bananas are typically the cheapest fresh fruit per serving — often $0.15 to $0.20 each. They also provide potassium, magnesium, and quick energy.
Carrots offer long shelf life, high vitamin A content, and low cost — usually $1 to $2 per pound for whole carrots.
Canned tomatoes — diced, crushed, or whole — are a pantry essential. They provide lycopene, vitamin C, and flavor at roughly $0.80 to $1.50 per can.
Flavor Essentials
Spices and seasonings have a high upfront cost but a very long shelf life and dramatically expand what you can cook from a limited pantry. Building a spice collection gradually — cumin, garlic powder, chili powder, turmeric, onion powder, dried oregano, and salt — is a long-term investment that pays off every single week. As described in Kelly's Kitchen's bulk buying guide, buying spices from international grocery stores or in bulk sections costs a fraction of standard supermarket spice pricing.
Cooking oil — vegetable, canola, or olive — is necessary for most cooking and stores at room temperature for months. A medium-sized bottle costs $3 to $6.
Sample $50/Week Shopping List (One Person)
The following shopping list is designed for one person for one week, hitting approximately $45 to $50 depending on local prices. It provides three meals per day with enough variety to avoid repetition.
Grains and starchy vegetables
2 lb bag of rice (~$2)
1 lb pasta (~$1.50)
Oats, large container (~$4, lasts several weeks — prorate to ~$1 per week)
3 lb bag of potatoes (~$2.50)
Protein
1 lb bag of dried lentils (~$2)
1 can of black beans or 1 lb dry (~$1 canned / $2.50 dried)
1 dozen eggs (~$4)
2 cans of tuna (~$2.50 total)
Peanut butter, 18 oz (~$3)
Produce
1 head of cabbage (~$1.50)
1 bag of frozen mixed vegetables (~$3)
1 bag of carrots (~$1.50)
1 bunch of bananas (~$1.50)
2 cans of diced tomatoes (~$2)
Pantry
Cooking oil (prorated ~$1/week)
Spices (prorated ~$0.50/week once collection is built)
Total: approximately $34–$43, leaving $7–$16 for any additional items or fresh protein when available.
The remaining budget can go toward extra produce, additional protein, or items on sale. Weekly food pantry visits can supplement this list significantly — particularly for fresh produce, protein, and dairy items — without touching the SNAP balance at all.
Meal Plans: What a Week of Healthy Eating Looks Like on $50
Breakfasts
Oatmeal with peanut butter — most mornings. Oats cooked in water with a tablespoon of peanut butter stirred in. Nutritionally complete, filling for four to five hours, and costs roughly $0.35 per serving.
Scrambled eggs with toast or potatoes — two to three times per week. Two eggs, a small potato cut and pan-fried in oil with garlic powder and salt, or two slices of bread if available. Protein-rich and satisfying.
Banana and peanut butter — when timing is tight. Not a replacement for a full breakfast over time, but a practical solution on busy mornings.
Lunches
Bean and rice bowl — the most reliable lunch on this budget. Cooked rice, seasoned beans (cumin, garlic powder, chili powder), and whatever vegetable is available on top. Filling, complete protein, and takes ten minutes with leftover rice.
Lentil soup — made in a larger batch at the beginning of the week and reheated for two to three lunches. One cup of dried lentils, four cups of water, canned tomatoes, garlic, cumin, and salt. High in protein and fiber, very low cost per serving.
Tuna and rice or pasta salad — a can of tuna mixed with cooked rice or pasta, a drizzle of oil, vinegar, garlic powder, and salt. Cold, fast, and complete.
Dinners
Pasta with canned tomatoes and white beans — a one-pot meal that takes twenty minutes. Cook pasta, warm a can of diced tomatoes with garlic, oil, and dried herbs, add rinsed beans, toss with pasta.
Egg fried rice — day-old rice fried in oil with two eggs scrambled in, frozen vegetables, and soy sauce or salt. Fast, filling, and a reliable pantry dinner.
Vegetable and bean stew — potatoes or carrots, any beans, canned tomatoes, water, dried herbs, cumin, and salt simmered for 25 minutes. Flexible, filling, and works with whatever you have.
Seasoned lentils over rice — cooked red lentils with turmeric, cumin, garlic, and salt, served over rice. Dal is one of the most nutritious meals you can make from two shelf-stable staples. Complete protein, high fiber, deeply satisfying.
Stir-fried cabbage with eggs and rice — heat oil, add shredded cabbage, cook until soft, add two beaten eggs, scramble through, season with soy sauce or salt. Serve over rice. Inexpensive, nutrient-dense, and genuinely good.
Supplementing SNAP With Community Resources
The $50/week plan above works more reliably — and with greater nutritional variety — when combined with consistent use of community food resources. This isn't a supplemental strategy for people who need more help. It's part of how people navigate food assistance effectively at every level.
Food pantries and food banks consistently distribute the same shelf-stable items that anchor a SNAP budget — dried beans, rice, pasta, canned goods. Consistent pantry visits build a pantry buffer that reduces the pressure on weekly SNAP dollars and creates resilience when the benefit cycle runs short at the end of the month.
Pop-up pantry distributions and mobile food programs bring food directly to neighborhoods and communities where transportation is a barrier. Kelly's Kitchen's pop-up pantry map is updated in real time, and mobile food pantry schedules through the Food Security Network include accessibility details for people with disabilities.
Farmers markets and produce programs in many areas accept SNAP benefits and sometimes double their value through matching programs — meaning $10 in SNAP benefits becomes $20 in fresh produce. These programs vary by location but are worth identifying in your area.
Little Free Pantries — Kelly's Kitchen's neighborhood-based, take-what-you-need pantry boxes — provide shelf-stable items at no cost, at any hour, with no documentation required. They are specifically stocked with items that work well alongside a SNAP budget.
To find all of these resources by zip code, including eligibility requirements, hours, and accessibility information, the Food Security Network is the most complete, accessibility-informed database available.
Healthy Eating on Food Stamps and Disability
People with disabilities experience food insecurity at roughly double the rate of non-disabled people — and the intersection of tight food budgets and disability-related cooking barriers creates an additional layer of challenge that standard budget advice rarely addresses.
Kelly's Kitchen's work is rooted in this reality. The Nourishment Beyond the Plate program provides community members with disabilities with accessible cooking instruction, adaptive kitchen tools, and skill-building support centered on one-pot, pantry-based cooking — exactly the kind of cooking this $50/week framework relies on.
The Resources page includes Nourishment Beyond the Plate recipes, USDA nutrition education materials, accessible kitchen equipment guides, and cooking instruction videos — all free and available to anyone.
For people with disabilities who find even the practical cooking described above challenging due to physical, cognitive, or energy limitations, Kelly's Kitchen's Kitchen Tools and Equipment page offers specific adaptive tool recommendations that make one-pot cooking more accessible.
The Bigger Picture: Food Insecurity Is a Structural Problem
Healthy eating on food stamps at $50 per week is possible with the right strategy, and this guide exists to help people do it. But it's important to say clearly: the need to build elaborate systems to eat nutritiously on $4 per day reflects a structural insufficiency in SNAP benefit levels — not a personal failing of the people managing it.
Food insecurity is connected to housing, employment, transportation, disability, and systems that have historically underserved specific communities. Kelly's Kitchen's approach to food security is intersectional by design, centering disability justice, racial equity, and the lived experiences of the communities most affected by food insecurity in Western North Carolina and across the country.
If you want to understand more about the relationship between food access and health outcomes, Kelly's Kitchen's guide to food security and mental health explores the research and practical connections in depth.
If you want to support this work — or bring accessible cooking programming to your community — contact Kelly's Kitchen or consider giving to support programs that reach the people who need them most.
Bottom TLDR:
Healthy eating on food stamps at $50 per week is built on a simple foundation — dried beans, lentils, rice, oats, eggs, canned fish, frozen vegetables, and peanut butter, supplemented consistently with food pantry visits and community programs to fill the nutritional and budget gaps SNAP alone can't cover. For people with disabilities navigating both a tight food budget and cooking barriers, Kelly's Kitchen's Nourishment Beyond the Plate program provides accessible instruction, adaptive tools, and one-pot recipes designed for exactly this situation. Find food resources near you through the Kelly's Kitchen Food Security Network, and visit the Resources page for free accessible recipes and nutrition guidance.