The fact that SNAP lets you spend it on twinkies but not on the dirt-cheap (healthy, nutrient-dense) whole cooked chicken breasts that every grocery store sells is one of the greatest failings of the modern welfare state.
Maybe you’re talking about hot prepared whole cooked chicken breasts served hot in a to go container? Because SNAP allows you to buy them cooked refrigerated or frozen to take home and heat or buy raw to take home and cook.
> What Can SNAP Buy?
> Any food for the household, such as:
Fruits and vegetables;
Meat, poultry, and fish;
Dairy products;
Breads and cereals;
Other foods such as snack foods and non-alcoholic beverages; and
Seeds and plants, which produce food for the household to eat.
Households CANNOT use SNAP benefits to buy:
Beer, wine, liquor, cigarettes, or tobacco
Vitamins, medicines, and supplements. If an item has a Supplement Facts label, it is considered a supplement and is not eligible for SNAP purchase.
Live animals (except shellfish, fish removed from water, and animals slaughtered prior to pick-up from the store).
Foods that are hot at the point of sale
Any nonfood items such as:
Pet foods
Cleaning supplies, paper products, and other household supplies.
Hygiene items, cosmetics
Correct, I mean the actual, ready-to-eat hot breasts. The whole point is that health shouldn't have to come at the of convenience when there's good options right there. You can't blame a person who's working to make ends meet and doing the labor of childcare on for choosing food that is literally ready to eat over a raw chicken that takes extra work to prepare. Half the reason junk food is so popular is the convenience, and we have to set the incentives so the good stuff isn't worse.
What? You can buy uncooked chicken breast with SNAP.
> Fruits and vegetables;
Meat, poultry, and fish;
Dairy products;
Breads and cereals;
Other foods such as snack foods and non-alcoholic beverages; and
Seeds and plants, which produce food for the household to eat.
The fact that SNAP lets you spend it on twinkies but not on the dirt-cheap (healthy, nutrient-dense) whole cooked chicken breasts that every grocery store sells is one of the greatest failings of the modern welfare state.