Every week as I stand in line at the supermarket I shake my head when I see what is being bought by so many families.  I doubt 1 out of eight of these customers are using food stamps as I can easily watch the cashiers and the customers transactions.  Most of what I notice is fast food items and not individual ingredients. It is more like standing in line at a McDonald's when you see  the microwaveable breakfast and no plain old groceries to make a breakfast.  Stacks of potato-chips and cases of pop  outnumber  other items parents are loading on the belts.

It a great result of the volume of TV ads showing how dad can toss in a pop tart for the kids and be done in 30 seconds with feeding the kids.  In the evening just head some hamburger helper in a few minutes and that satisfies the entire family.  

Unfortunately when it comes to the food stamp buyers it is  easy to find items meeting the list of acceptable items in the quick fix ready to eat isles. Besides who teaches kids to cook?