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Beau78901 year, 7 months ago

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bill2936:
The reason many on food stamps buy name brands is because many of those programs are set up to allow only the purchase of name brands. The rationale behind this is that it promotes large business.
Here's a list of foods that are acceptable to buy under WIC in Massachusetts:
http://mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=5&L0=H... Needs&L3=Food & Nutrition&L4=Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program&si...
You'll notice that fresh fruits and vegetables are not on the list, except for breastfeeding women. (I have no idea how they prove they're breastfeeding in line at a store.)

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  Beau78901 year, 7 months ago
  
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  Sorry. Let me try that link again:
  http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eohhs2terminal&L=5&... Needs&L3=Food & Nutrition&L4=Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program&si...
  
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    Beau78901 year, 7 months ago
    
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    Okay. Clearly, the link isn't posting correctly.
    Just Google "WIC Food List": it'll bring up links to lists of foods that are allowed to be purchased with food stamps in several states. Check those out.
    
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