IMHO, foodstamps should not be able to be used on “luxury food”, like steaks, shrimp, pre-prepared packaged food, etc,
and should only be valid for hamburger, whole uncooked chickens, vegetables, eggs, dairy, and fruit.
Some years back there was a thread on Food Stamp abuse and someone posted about what they saw at a grocery store that infuriated her - as it would any of us. The lady was behind a Food Stamp recipient who tried to buy some cans of cat food. The clerk said they weren't covered, so the recipient went back and got a package of shrimp. The lady mentioned that the recipient's cat was eating better than her as she couldn't afford that item.