I’ve been on food stamps for a few months now. While I would much rather have a job and money to buy my grocieries, I currently don’t have that. So Food Stamps have become somewhat of a neccessity. Their a good thing, but I hope I wont have to be on them for too much longer… But at least they are there. Most of the time, I’m fine with the food stamp system, but yet I find a few things perplexing and confusion… mostly in relation to the commonly-accepted “no ready-made foods” rule…
I can not get fried chicken from a grocery store deli. Nor can I get fried chicken originally cooked in the deli that has been placed in refrigerated display case. But I can get fried chicken pre-cooked from banquet or other frozen food manufacturers in the frozen food section and refrigerator case.
I can not get ready-made sandwiches from the deli. But I can get Oscar Mayer Lunchables (every kind, including the ones with sandwiches), and I can get smuckers un-crustables..
I can not get macaroni or potato salad from the deli. But I can get pre-packaged macaroni or potato salad from Reesers or other national brands.
I can not get doughnuts from the bakery inside a grocery store. But I can load up on all the ho-hos, zingers, twinkies, and ding-dongs that I want, along with all the candy bars and grocery store ice-cream that I can handle…
Who the hell makes these rules anyways?
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