That is the honest truth. I once helped out a young woman with a couple kids that was in a bind due to car repairs. I ran to the store and bought her a cupboard full of groceries to last her until she got paid. I bought her things to cook with- not prepared foods, I didn't even think about her not cooking. When I dropped them off she asked me what do you do with tomato sauce? She did not have a clue how to cook. She normally "cooked" things like corn dogs and tator tots. She lived next door to my daughter so I told her my daughter would tell her what to do with the food...my daughter knew how to cook!
A cooking and budgeting course should be required for food stamp recipients.
After how ever many required classes, these folks should be required to present their budget, what groceries they’ve purchased and prepare a meal with the cost of the meal presented, as well.
Heck, middle schoolers can take these classes, so food stamp recipients should be required to pass the above ‘means’ tests every year they need to renew assistance.