EBT should get you basic, nutritious, boring staples. Beans, bulk processed cheese, oatmeal, dried corn, split peas, etc. OK with me if the distribution point is the crappy foods section of a regular market or Walmart.
The point is, the food should be helpful, but not luxurious. Boring and nutritious... so you'd want to get off of the program.
I was once in a supermarket behind a couple of well-dressed latino women, with a well behaved child. THey had two large shopping carts filled to overflowing with good stuff, and pulled out the EBT card. It wasn't enough, so they paid for what was left over with an American Express card!
If the cards would quit working maybe us average people could afford to buy a steak once in a while.
I know people who said they feed their dogs beef roast since the cards won’t buy dog food. i rarely can afford a decent beef roast.
It really pees me off when I see the pizza place advertise they take EBT cards. These people don’t work. Don’t they have the time to cook?