Story highlights Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is trying to live on $29 worth of food for one week

It's a part of the #FoodBankNYCChallenge, which is bringing awareness to food poverty

Paltrow was nominated by her friend chef Mario Batali

(CNN) Gwyneth Paltrow, the actress turned lifestyle guru, is known for promoting detoxes and health cleanses on her site, Goop.com.

But she's now bringing awareness to the difficulties of life on food stamps.

In a tweet Friday, Paltrow showcased an array of leafy greens, dried beans and rice, purchased for the amount a person living on food stamps is allotted each week, she explained.

This is what $29 gets you at the grocery store—what families on SNAP (i.e. food stamps) have to live on for a week. pic.twitter.com/OZMPA3nxij — Gwyneth Paltrow (@GwynethPaltrow) April 9, 2015

The amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits a person can get is based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Thrifty Food Plan. The plan estimates how much it costs to buy food, according to the United States Department of Agriculture

In this case, Paltrow will be spending just under $30 for groceries.

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