I think Welfare programs should be primarily food-based:
Rice, beans, cheese, powered milk, oil, ...
But if they want to supplement this with lots of insects for good protein, I’m all for it!! I imagine it would sharply cut back on the number of people making use of Welfare programs.
Seventy years ago they picked up Commodities on Tuesday. Beans, cheese, flour, powdered milk sometimes canned meat. I am from an age when people could and did live on flour and beans.