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Post by tloonya on Mar 26, 2013 11:58:24 GMT -5
www.fns.usda.gov/snap/retailers/eligible.htmI I was re-training myself about SNAP and what I saw I must share: Households CAN use SNAP benefits to buy: ![](http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/images/bullet.gif) | Foods for the household to eat, such as: | | -- | breads and cereals; | | -- | fruits and vegetables; | | -- | meats, fish and poultry; and | | -- | dairy products. | ![](http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/images/bullet.gif) | Seeds and plants which produce food for the household to eat. |
That was an eye opener toi me. I can sell tomatoe plants for foodstamps now! Another thing: In some areas, restaurants can be authorized to accept SNAP benefits from qualified homeless, elderly, or disabled people in exchange for low-cost meals.
And more we were wondering about:
Additional Information “Junk Food” & Luxury Items The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the Act) defines eligible food as any food or food product for home consumption and also includes seeds and plants which produce food for consumption by SNAP households. The Act precludes the following items from being purchased with SNAP benefits: alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, hot food and any food sold for on-premises consumption. Nonfood items such as pet foods, soaps, paper products, medicines and vitamins, household supplies, grooming items, and cosmetics, also are ineligible for purchase with SNAP benefits. </SPAN> ![](http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/images/bullet.gif) | Soft drinks, candy, cookies, snack crackers, and ice cream are food items and are therefore eligible items | ![](http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/images/bullet.gif) | Seafood, steak, and bakery cakes are also food items and are therefore eligible items | | Since the current definition of food is a specific part of the Act, |
</SPAN>any change to this definition would require action by a member of Congress. Several times in the history of SNAP, Congress had considered placing limits on the types of food that could be purchased with program benefits. However, they concluded that designating foods as luxury or non-nutritious would be administratively costly and burdensome. Further detailed information about the challenges of restricting the use of SNAP benefits can be found here: Report -- Implications of Restricting the use of Food Stamp Benefits </P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> Energy Drinks When considering the eligibility of energy drinks, and other branded products, the primary determinant is the type of product label chosen by the manufacturer to conform to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines: </SPAN> | ![](http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/images/bullet.gif) | Energy drinks that have a nutrition facts label are eligible foods | ![](http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/images/bullet.gif) | Energy drinks that have a supplement facts label are classified by the FDA as supplements, and are therefore not eligible |
THEY HOWEVER can't buy LIVE ANIMALS with foodstamps! ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/smiley.png) </DIV>
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2013 12:03:00 GMT -5
I don't get it ![???](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/huh.png)
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Mar 26, 2013 12:28:07 GMT -5
I don't get it ![](http://images.proboards.com/v5/images/smiley/huh.png) Aw, it's OK, Carl. You're in the same boat as the rest of us....the S.S. TLoony. And it's not your imagination...it's not the steadiest ship at sea. ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/wte.png)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2013 13:35:32 GMT -5
That was an eye opener toi me. I can sell tomatoe plants for foodstamps now!
That's good news, then. tloonya. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/smiley.png) If you make a large profit for selling tomato plant.
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Post by Colleenz on Mar 26, 2013 14:20:05 GMT -5
Can Amish farmers accept food stamps?
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Mar 26, 2013 14:23:54 GMT -5
Colleenz, I think in their stores, they can if they choose to. Just out on their own farms, no. I don't think it's so much an issue of legality as it is a moral choice; the Amish want as little to do with "English" people as possible, and tend to avoid government doings if they can. And besides, how would you figure the worth of an Amish chicken in food stamps? Would the price be plucked or pre-plucked?
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Post by tloonya on Mar 26, 2013 16:17:07 GMT -5
*Cut it out with the insults to other posters, Tloonya. You've been warned about this before. - mmhmm, Administrator*
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Post by haapai on Mar 26, 2013 18:52:13 GMT -5
The seeds are nothing new. You've been able to use food stamps for vegetable seeds for at least 20 years. The plants part may be new, though.
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Post by Rocky Mtn Saver on Mar 26, 2013 18:54:52 GMT -5
I didn't realize we *had* questions about food stamps that needed answered...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2013 19:10:52 GMT -5
Why not! We can all give out to helping hands to each others. It's has a lot of rewards for doing that. Either you recognize it all not. And I think, tloonya's any different then any of us. We are all in the same boat under human disguise. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/grin.png) Maybe, tloonya's smarter then all of us put to gather. ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/cool.png)
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Post by tloonya on Mar 27, 2013 14:49:57 GMT -5
Rocky! What snowbird said. You might be up to a huge surprise one day! So be cool. Or I might not going to award you with my grace!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2013 14:55:26 GMT -5
this is not as good as the Financial School thread ![](http://syonidv.hodginsmedia.com/vsmileys/melancholy.png)
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Post by tloonya on Mar 27, 2013 14:56:30 GMT -5
Also Rocky, how can anyone be not interested in following:
Congress had considered placing limits on the types of food that could be purchased with program benefits. However, they concluded that designating foods as luxury or non-nutritious would be administratively costly and burdensome.
HOW? Do you care about anything?
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Post by Rocky Mtn Saver on Mar 27, 2013 15:09:49 GMT -5
There are many things I am interested in, but the rules governing food stamp purchases is not one of them. But then, I neither run a grocery store nor use food stamps. So... moving on.
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Post by haapai on Mar 27, 2013 15:57:15 GMT -5
You're free to move on. Ignoring this thread doesn't cost you much. On the other hand, implying that any discussion of anything involving food stamps is somehow inappropriate irks me. Not many small businesspeople can afford to ignore the effect of food stamps any more than they can afford to ignore the pay cycle of a major employer.
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Post by Rocky Mtn Saver on Mar 27, 2013 16:01:18 GMT -5
You're free to move on. Ignoring this thread doesn't cost you much. On the other hand, implying that any discussion of anything involving food stamps is somehow inappropriate irks me. Not many small businesspeople can afford to ignore the effect of food stamps any more than they can afford to ignore the pay cycle of a major employer. Dude, relax, I'm not implying any such thing. I made a joke early in the thread. Looney didn't get it. Then Looney asked how I could possibly NOT care about this subject. I said why not. I am not implying anything, nor saying anything outright.
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Post by haapai on Mar 27, 2013 16:24:51 GMT -5
Okay, now I get it. Yup, a joke got missed.
But I still think that this prohibition on talking about food stamps is harmful garbage. Every town has a bit of Woonsocket in it and ignoring that monthly variation in spendiness is idiocy. Ignoring it because it is "tacky" is somewhat akin to someone in a college town refusing to pay attention to when university employees are paid.
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Post by Rocky Mtn Saver on Mar 27, 2013 16:27:42 GMT -5
Did I miss where anyone prohibited talking about this thread's subject? No one here seemed much interested, but no one seems to be preventing others from discussing it.
Do you mean, like a national or cultural disinterest?
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Post by haapai on Mar 27, 2013 17:04:53 GMT -5
I'm sensing a vibe that nice people profess to know nothing about SNAP. It reminds me of how knowing anything about "the big disease with the little name" used to mark a person as suspect.
I'm too old for that nonsense.
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Post by Rocky Mtn Saver on Mar 27, 2013 17:06:31 GMT -5
![](http://images.proboards.com/new/huh.gif) Okay....
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2013 17:25:18 GMT -5
I will give you an few factors it might influence your business stand point.
It's just personal opinion. And I wants you to know that.
1: it's good thing you can able to sell more of your tomato plant if it's making money for you. 2: With your clientele you might sell more of your pre-made food.
It's knowing about your customer base when you run's any business.
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Post by Peace77 on Mar 28, 2013 12:33:11 GMT -5
The number of unemployment claims is not a true number of people who are umemployed.
People whose unemployment has run out or who have been bumped off unemployment are not counted. (My DH was laid off last year in the 2nd round of lay offs at his former workplace. He took a part time job while he continued to look for full time work. He should have been able to comtinue to collect the difference in unemployment. However, a few hours of orientation put him over the limit. Now, getting back on is a lot of red tape.)
Some people who worked previously are now receiving SSDI.
Some of the people now receiving food stamps are only receiving $16 per month.
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 28, 2013 13:58:34 GMT -5
Have we found that missing poster? The one who complained about only receiving $16 a month in bennies?
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Post by midjd on Mar 29, 2013 8:34:51 GMT -5
You mean Doxie? ![](http://images.proboards.com/new/wink.png)
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Post by tloonya on Mar 29, 2013 13:50:15 GMT -5
I read it, snowbird. I am not sure what to make of it though. I wish USA system was working more like in Germany where they will pay you (nicely) but you must put 40 hours per week in order to receive your benefits. Unskilled work, community help but het your butt off the couch and go do something! My friend who is a social worker there says people are trying to get off this working so hard. They want money for nothing. So...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2013 14:26:19 GMT -5
tloonya,
I know you work hard in your store to make go of it.
Maximize our current system to benefit your circumstance. That mean's making most profit for yourself. I am assuming that most of your customer is on food stamp program. Watch out for the trends of most sell items and study about their shopping behavior.
And watch out for perisible items that has a short shelf life.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2013 16:24:24 GMT -5
tloonya,
I heard you first time. I am not going to state my opinion of food stamp program on this thread.
You have to start new thread in other section of this board for that. That's my take on it.
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Post by moon/Laura on Mar 30, 2013 18:54:43 GMT -5
@snowbird - the CoC clearly states that you MAY NOT post articles in their entirety. You post a small snippet only, and a link to the rest. this is the second post of yours I've seen where you have not done that. please correct your post above.
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