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yep, and not even included are the fake juices, fake “sports” drinks”, sugared & flavored milk, sugared cereals, cakes, pies, and other a myriad of other pre-baked goods ... now add in chips, and you’re probably up to 50% of what snap is paid for ...

it would be far easier to list what SNAP would pay for than what it want:

a starter list:

meat and seafood in all forms (excluding added sweetener forms)

all forms of legumes (excluding added sweetener forms)

vegetables and fruits in all forms (excluding added sweetener forms as well as all fruit juice)

all WHOLE grains (excluding added sweetener forms)

milk and milk products in all forms (excluding added sweetener forms)

eggs in all forms

seed flour bread and corn bread, both risen and flat in all forms (excluding fried forms such as chips as well as all added sweetener forms)

all nuts (excluding added sweetener forms)

cooking oils and fats (excluding semi-synthetic forms such as anything made with hydrogenated oils)

baking supplies [excluding sweeteners] and seasonings

“...fats...”

This Guy is lovin’ him some butter these days.

Who knew there are apparently distinctions to be made among sources of butter as well?

Recent advice is suggesting at least one ingredient type in domestic butter is not good, UK and European butter including a different type of that same ingredient that is not problematic, and therefore said to be a better choice. Haven’t tried this yet, but just try to tell your local deli/bagel store you’d like the better butter! They probably think like most everybody else—that butter is butter.

Other advice is saying opt for “grass fed” or “grass finished” butter.

Yeesh.

Mexican law requires food containers to indicate excesses:

EXCESO CALORIAS
EXCESO AZUCARES
EXCESO GRASAS SATURADAS
EXCESO GRASAS TRANS
EXCESO SODIO

https://www.snice.gob.mx/cs/avi/snice/labelling.mx.2020.html

Any food product that would have to be so labeled if offered for sale in Mexico should not be SNAP or WIC eligible.