I was shopping on Amazon today to find some caviar. My 92 year-old grandmother has never tasted it. I think it would be a treat for her for our Christmas get together. Just for snacks.
I was looking for a little $10-15 one ounce jar or can. Maybe some crackers and a little smoked salmon. Some cream cheese.
Do you know what I found? Caviar is EBT/SNAP eligible.
If you like this stuff, which is basically fish bait, you can charge it on your EBT card. Up to $2,000/oz or more.
I only eat fish bait in very small quantities.
Years ago had neighbors invite us over for a dinner party. Steak and lobster.
“Wow - you guy’s are going all out!”
“It’s our last week on food stamps as Dave got a job at the warehouse so figured we better use it up and celebrate.” I never thought the same of them again.
They were back on food stamps awhile later when he couldn’t hold down that job either.
I like caviar. But I would be damned if I would make working, tax paying citizen’s dollars pay for it. If I was getting food stamps I would buy the healthiest and also cheapest food I could buy with the food stamps. Junk food is a misnomer, it’s not food, it’s junk.