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What can I buy with SNAP/food stamp benefits?

You can buy any food except alcohol, pet food, or heated foods. You can also buy seeds and plants to grow food, as long as you are buying them from a store that accepts SNAP/food stamps (like a grocery store). You cannot use your EBT card to buy soap, toothpaste, toilet paper, tobacco, or anything else that is not food. For a comprehensive list of permissible foods to purchase with your EBT card, please see the link to the USDA website below: http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/retailers/eligible.htm Special programs and places to use SNAP/food stamp benefits There are a few places where you can use food stamp benefits to get prepared meals. One example is the Meals on Wheels Program for the elderly. If you are elderly, disabled, or homeless, and you are living in a place that serves meals, then you can use food stamps to get these meals. Farmers Markets, and SERVE New England sites may also take SNAP/Food Stamps.