Assistance Mama's (FS, WIC, & Medicaid)
Okay, this is a preliminary list, for my home state of FLORIDA, so I dont know if there are exceptional items in your state. This is based off my experience at both walmart and Publix. I know there are some moms who wonder if they can buy this or that, so list it here along with your state to let moms know of those "certain other items" and they wont have to wonder or feel embarassed to find out its not covered...
I have found that I can buy the following foods (add to the list any other foods YOU can buy and where you live)
Prepared sushi trays (we have a sushi counter at our supermarket, Publix)
Bakery custom cakes (not too sure if only a specific size though)
Deli cold foods (I must admit I have yet to test out the "sub" issue...)
For those of you who would say because I choose to buy those things I am abusing my food stamps, I reserve the right to eat anything I choose just as anyone else does...and if it's that big of an issue, then why are YOU in this group? ADD TO THE LIST!
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Quoting russk:
can you buy cat food on fs
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I've been able to buy fresh potted herbs like mint and basil from my grocery stores here in California! And to OP I've bought all of those things too! ;) I've got deli sandwiches made for me and they cover those too. Anything cold from the deli also. I know for a fact that there is no hot food items allowed.
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I live in ny near watertown and i wonder if you can buy the holiday gift sets with candy in them or coco or the meat ones? I have been out of work sense march due to surgery that didnt go well and 5 surgeries later 8mo out of work 130less b/c i couldnt eat had a feeding tube. single mom and no support i dont have money for xmas so wanted to know if i could buy these for my kids for xmas.at walmart?
here we cant buy the hot chicken, but we can get the salad's anything made that is cole, subway as long as its not hot subs,soda even though we dont drink soda i used to so i know that they do. you can not get beer or wine anything like that has to be food/candy/drinks
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watertown ny that is
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Um, I know you can't buy energy drinks..i don't really know what else..everything i've been buying has been covered so far.
that sucks we can in new york state -
Quoting panda1alp:
I live in ny near watertown and i wonder if you can buy the holiday gift sets with candy in them or coco or the meat ones? I have been out of work sense march due to surgery that didnt go well and 5 surgeries later 8mo out of work 130less b/c i couldnt eat had a feeding tube. single mom and no support i dont have money for xmas so wanted to know if i could buy these for my kids for xmas.at walmart?
here we cant buy the hot chicken, but we can get the salad's anything made that is cole, subway as long as its not hot subs,soda even though we dont drink soda i used to so i know that they do. you can not get beer or wine anything like that has to be food/candy/drinks
i think you canif is all food. i got my daughter a gingerbread house -
Quoting Electronica_Mom:
I've been able to buy fresh potted herbs like mint and basil from my grocery stores here in California! And to OP I've bought all of those things too! ;) I've got deli sandwiches made for me and they cover those too. Anything cold from the deli also. I know for a fact that there is no hot food items allowed.
i know where i live ny we can even get herb seeds on foodstamps
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I was a cashier at a grocery store called Save A Lot, and as far as I know, and with my OWN EBT card, the things that you cannot buy include alcohol, tobacco, pet food, paper items, any obvious non food item, energy shots, (in some stores. ) and those big ole popcorn tins you see at christmas time. They dont ring up as food, they ring up as a christmas item. (NO fair! Chirrins like popcorns.)
I know at Dollar General you can get those pretty premade Easter Baskets. Kids need a little fun.
You know you can even purchase vegetable and fruit seeds with EBT, to promote healthy lifestyles and growing your own food>? One seed packet of yellow squash is like, $1, and one PLANT can produce up to 8 pounds (if taken care of correctly) of food in a single summer>>!>!!?!
YEEEEAAAH. I love yella' squash lol. Just sayin.
