Introduction
I just heard a rumor that you can buy coffee with food stamps. Is this true? If so, how much can I spend? And what about tea? Can I buy that too? Well, as it turns out, you can use your food stamps to get both coffee and tea. However, there are some rules to follow if you want to do this without getting in trouble with the government.
Coffee is not a food
Coffee is not a food.
It’s not even a drink! It’s a beverage, or maybe you prefer to think of it as an elixir or tonic. Coffee is also not a meal; you cannot sit down with your cup of joe and expect to be full when you’re finished. You could try to argue that coffee is part of the breakfast group (alongside eggs and bacon), but we both know this isn’t true–coffee doesn’t count as an egg substitute and no one would ever put bacon in their morning cup o’ joe just because they were feeling extra hungry for some reason.*
In fact, if anything can be said about coffee, it’s that it has no nutritional value at all: no vitamins or minerals; no protein; nothing but caffeine (which itself has been linked with negative health effects).
You can buy coffee with food stamps
You can buy coffee with food stamps if you want to. You can’t buy coffee with food stamps every day, though. It’s not that kind of thing.
You can also use your food stamps to buy other things like flour and sugar for baking, or even make your own bread at home! But don’t forget about those other things that are just as important: water, soap and toilet paper (not all states allow these items). And remember: no matter what state you live in or what type of job you have–if someone offers their services for free then it’s probably not a good idea to accept them unless there’s some sort of catch involved (like selling off part of your soul).
Yes, you can buy coffee with food stamps. Just don’t buy it every day and save some for other things.
Yes, you can buy coffee with food stamps. Just don’t buy it every day and save some for other things.
Food stamps are for buying food, not coffee or any other non-food items. So if you want to use your benefit card at Starbucks, it’s up to you to figure out how much money is left over after purchasing breakfast sandwiches or whatever else they sell there (and then finding somewhere else to get your caffeine fix).
Conclusion
If you are a coffee drinker and on food stamps, then yes, you can buy coffee with food stamps. Just don’t buy it every day and save some for other things.