Should food stamps only be used to buy certain foods? (status, billion)

[bongo]

It's pretty simple to me. Food stamps are for purchase of (hold on to your hat) .... food. If it is classified as a food item, then it is rightfully allowed. Who has the right to determine "junk-food" baked tortilla chips are less healthy than frozen pepperoni pizza that is high sodium, high fat, & nitrate-rich LOL?

[kentuckydad95]

Originally Posted by bongo

It's pretty simple to me. Food stamps are for purchase of (hold on to your hat) .... food. If it is classified as a food item, then it is rightfully allowed. Who has the right to determine "junk-food" baked tortilla chips are less healthy than frozen pepperoni pizza that is high sodium, high fat, & nitrate-rich LOL?

The taxpayers.

[mohawkx]

We seniors live on Tuna Surprise. We call it tuna surprise because you're surprised if you find any tuna in it. Ribbon Noodles, 1, small can of tuna, 1 can of campbells mushroom soup, 1 small can of peas. Bake at 350 for 1 hr. Sprinkle some dried bread crumbs on it 10 mins before taking it out of the oven. Feed 2 ppl for 2 days. When we have a pot luck dinner at the senior center there will be 5 different tuna surprises on the table. D)

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by kentuckydad95

The taxpayers.

If it's anybody's place to determine what food is "healthy" and what food isn't, it's a nutritionist's, not a random group of rabid taxpayers.

[kentuckydad95]

Originally Posted by Gordian Knot

Yeah, all our parents were the Cosby's online. I'm not jealous of your uncle just feel sorry for him that he bilked millions of taxpayers out of billions to keep his insidious company afloat. Oh the irony.

I am sure he is so worried about it.

Funny how two of my threads merge together.

[kentuckydad95]

Originally Posted by Katiana

If it's anybody's place to determine what food is "healthy" and what food isn't, it's a nutritionist's, not a random group of rabid taxpayers.

They do that for food stamp recipients? Yeah...they sure are paying attention.

Don't you have fridges to worry about? LOL

[mohawkx]

Originally Posted by kentuckydad95

I am sure he is so worried about it.

Funny how two of my threads merge together.

I'm not surprised. Gordian Knot just showed up and his agenda perfectly dovetails yours. Kindred spirits or joined at the hip, if you will.

[ReturningWest]

Originally Posted by Katiana

If it's anybody's place to determine what food is "healthy" and what food isn't, it's a nutritionist's, not a random group of rabid taxpayers.

I tried to rep you but I gotta spread it around.

[andrea3821]

Originally Posted by Katiana

If it's anybody's place to determine what food is "healthy" and what food isn't, it's a nutritionist's, not a random group of rabid taxpayers.

So bring in the nutritionists to decide what the FS people can and cannot buy.

[andrea3821]

Originally Posted by mohawkx

We seniors live on Tuna Surprise. We call it tuna surprise because you're surprised if you find any tuna in it. Ribbon Noodles, 1, small can of tuna, 1 can of campbells mushroom soup, 1 small can of peas. Bake at 350 for 1 hr. Sprinkle some dried bread crumbs on it 10 mins before taking it out of the oven. Feed 2 ppl for 2 days. When we have a pot luck dinner at the senior center there will be 5 different tuna surprises on the table. D)

Hey, where I come from, we do the same thing, except use elbow macaroni instead. And we put saltines on top instead of bread crumbs. It's awesome and aside from probably being high in sodium (which could be corrected by buying the low sodium version of the cream of mushroom), it's not a bad food choice.