claim: you can buy lobster with food stamps.
author: greg morris
evidence_1: apr 23, 2015 ... the possibility that it might be real outraged many who felt that such food  assistance programs should be limited to the buying of staples and ...
evidence_2: nov 17, 2017 ... households can use snap benefits to buy: ... energy drinks that have a nutrition  facts label are eligible foods; energy drinks that have ... live seafood such as  lobsters, fish and shellfish may be purchased with snap benefits.
evidence_3: mar 21, 2016 ... that's out of a monthly grocery budget of $244, which means beef and ... (for the  record, snap recipients can't use their benefits to buy alcohol ...
evidence_4: may 16, 2015 ... “i've never had lobster –- i haven't had a steak in like four years.” stories of snap  recipients using benefits to buy shellfish and junk food ...
evidence_5: jul 18, 2014 ... households can use snap benefits to buy: ... energy drinks that have a nutrition  facts label are eligible foods ... live fish such as lobsters.