SNAP Benefits & Pandemic EBT(P-EBT): What You Can & Cannot Buy with EBT Food Stamps Card?

We have received a huge amount of questions with regards the SNAP, P-EBT and EBT programs that were recently expanded as a result of the Pandemic and the Lockdown. Under these new expanded and extended SNAP benefits there have been a lot of people who are newly eligible for the program, but had never been eligible for SNAP or Food Stamps previously. As a result, one of the biggest questions we received from our community members is, “What can I use my EBT benefits to buy?”. Today we are going to cover what are some of the things you can use your SNAP, P-EBT and EBT benefits to buy. Also, we will cover what you cannot use your SNAP, P-EBT and EBT Benefits to buy.

• What are SNAP , P-EBT, EBT programs?

• What you can purchase with EBT?

• What you cannot purchase?

• Products in the gray zone

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50 Comments

  1. Evolved Empath on October 8, 2021 at 12:10 am

    What about snacks?Chips and crackers n granola bars or cookies?

  2. Fernando Gonzalez on October 8, 2021 at 12:10 am

    Can we use california ebt card in arizona

  3. Angel Dear on October 8, 2021 at 12:10 am

    We got our PEBT card in the mail today. I’ve never used SNAP or food stamps before. How does getting and paying for groceries work for example if I go to Walmart and buy groceries but need to pick up a few things that aren’t food and not covered. Do I have to separate these items when checking out? Or can they alL get rung up together? I remember having to do that when I had WIC.
    Thanks!

  4. German Rios on October 8, 2021 at 12:11 am

    Thanks for sharing!

  5. Note Ruyalar. on October 8, 2021 at 12:12 am

    Aldi , Costco can i shop there?

  6. Sharon Martin on October 8, 2021 at 12:13 am

    Please answer if snap benefits are approved for July

  7. -_- on October 8, 2021 at 12:16 am

    Can you buy toys or somethin

  8. yvette ambrister on October 8, 2021 at 12:17 am

    Hhhj

  9. Keith Laham on October 8, 2021 at 12:18 am

    Thanks bud these videos are great.

  10. Expert24G Wavey on October 8, 2021 at 12:19 am

    Can we order food?

  11. gstatre43 on October 8, 2021 at 12:20 am

    Do you need separate your items before you check out

  12. Valentina Pablo on October 8, 2021 at 12:20 am

    july is my brithDay

  13. Ali Ali on October 8, 2021 at 12:22 am

    Can you get fast foods with p ebt if so which ones in minnesota?

  14. Erick TriguerosReyes on October 8, 2021 at 12:22 am

    Does anyone know if… I have ebt in California but go to Las Vegas for the weekend… will I be able to use my CA EBT Card in Las Vegas?

  15. Linda Black on October 8, 2021 at 12:23 am

    I’m a Californian. I just received a EBT card. Will I be able to purchase sparkling water or soda with my EBT card?

  16. Bat Brat Mandy on October 8, 2021 at 12:24 am

    It depends on where you live. Like in California we can’t use it for fast food or freshly cooked food like bakery’s. I can’t use my card to buy hot and ready to eat food at Walmart or anywhere else. That’s not okay. People should be able to use the food stamps for all food specially for fresh healthy foods that are ready to eat. Plus what happens if someone doesn’t have a way to cook food? Other states have it available. But California has a bad system so it’s not helping the homeless people. We have one shelter for the homeless in Bakersfield when we needed more and nothing has changed in years. I see more homeless people outside the gate of my apartment complex than I have ever seen before. Its sad. Our governor isn’t going to change to help our community. He is corrupted. He causes problems. It seems all of the money is going into building our highway and the main roads are being neglected. 🙄

  17. Makenna Hill on October 8, 2021 at 12:25 am

    My parents want to buy groceries for them and her daycare and that is $100 every week so I will barely get any

  18. Martineee on October 8, 2021 at 12:26 am

    I just got my card in miami florida sooo when does it refill n like that gaave me 360.50$

  19. klaudia pettus on October 8, 2021 at 12:26 am

    Wtf my dog needs to eat too

  20. Erika Ben on October 8, 2021 at 12:28 am

    I appreciate this video. We received a P-EBT and have never had benefits before. I didn’t know on what or where I could use them. Thank you for helping!

  21. Diablo 7 on October 8, 2021 at 12:29 am

    2:00

  22. Ha Nguyen on October 8, 2021 at 12:30 am

    How about the kids that homeschool

  23. Keith Laham on October 8, 2021 at 12:30 am

    I remember back in the day watching people buy scratch tickets with ebt I just shook my head like what the fuck really ? Now I see it as a great benefit for buying food. Something the govt did that actually benefits people. I’ve learned hunger on a whole new level and now with five kids I’m thanking god for snap

  24. Geo on October 8, 2021 at 12:30 am

    Can you buy protein powder and protein bars?

  25. GBlove on October 8, 2021 at 12:30 am

    How they restrict if some other items are in my cart?

  26. Brian V. on October 8, 2021 at 12:31 am

    I used this today and it asked me “Food” or “Cash” and I chose “Food”. It then proceeded to pay half of my grocery bill. Im not complaining but I thought it would pay for it all? 🤷‍♂️

  27. klaudia pettus on October 8, 2021 at 12:33 am

    Can college students unemployed due to covid get the card too?

  28. Juan M. Leon on October 8, 2021 at 12:35 am

    About an in store Starbucks or subway?

  29. iSpectate on October 8, 2021 at 12:36 am

    So let’s say u buy your groceries right and you wanna slip like a video game or sum you know can you do that?

  30. Brian Singer on October 8, 2021 at 12:37 am

    Im only 39 on ebt, social security and Medicare after surviving a brain aneurysm 3 years ago. No job yet but I’m on my own and I’m surprised, used that I can’t buy things like toilet paper, soaps and home care cleaning products. Just to live nicely off an ebt card. My social security in general is used to pay rent and bills after I had to sell my condo when I was in the hospital for 3 months.

  31. Cecilia Paola on October 8, 2021 at 12:37 am

    Hi! I hope you can answer my question. My p-ebt card is from NC, can I use it out of state? Ex: GA, SC?

  32. ADRENALINE on October 8, 2021 at 12:38 am

    Can i use this at a gas station like sheetz

  33. Cong N19 on October 8, 2021 at 12:43 am

    Can we buy food from supermarket and McDonald’s or restaurant?

  34. F Ji F. Sawal on October 8, 2021 at 12:47 am

    can you use p-ebt card with Pediasure? thanks 😊

  35. Jackson Hoye on October 8, 2021 at 12:48 am

    I’m a student in California and *just* received my P-EBT card. Looking over the info on SNAP confused me so much because of how vague stuff like "Hot Foods" was. This cleared it up a lot and relieved a bit of stress I had from figuring out what to do with the card. Thank you!

  36. Patsy Smith on October 8, 2021 at 12:50 am

    What is the maxim amount you can get snap be if it’s in the state of Tennessee I am talking about money

  37. Sebastian P on October 8, 2021 at 12:53 am

    can i use it to buy clothes at the mall?

  38. Debora Hasley on October 8, 2021 at 12:53 am

    It makes me sick when I see people in the store with hundreds of food stamps getting soda and chips and candy and cookies and ice cream , damn junk! It’s not right damn baby making hefers with there hair done all fake and nails , wasteful! O drugs too . Trashy . O well got to pray for your Haters! 🛐🆘🕯️👿

  39. itsprettychetara on October 8, 2021 at 12:54 am

    Will we get extra snap benefits for July in in Tennessee

  40. Isaac Lightfoot on October 8, 2021 at 12:57 am

    Can you use the cash back option on the p ebt that way you can buy hot food from delis and such

  41. Malika Clark on October 8, 2021 at 12:59 am

    He never said clothes 😏

  42. Kashi Campbell on October 8, 2021 at 12:59 am

    lame, why cant we get hot food

  43. Hearts on October 8, 2021 at 1:01 am

    Can I buy fast food with the p ebt card?

  44. Madlad Wowie on October 8, 2021 at 1:02 am

    Can the card be used at an Asian market

  45. Lovely Angel on October 8, 2021 at 1:06 am

    I wanna ask what happens if you lose your ebt card can you get a new one with the same amount of money on it or can u not get a new one???

  46. Pam Bkr. on October 8, 2021 at 1:06 am

    How do I update my SNAP BENEFITS, I’M PAYING MORE BILLS, AND ONLY RECEIVE VERY LITTLE $FOOD HELP

  47. Jesus Gomez on October 8, 2021 at 1:07 am

    I’m 17 and they gave me a pandemic ebt card

  48. Treisa Ellery on October 8, 2021 at 1:07 am

    What about meet with CalFresh they’re saying you can’t buy meat

  49. Nice Video on October 8, 2021 at 1:09 am

    Very well explained. But. I just qualified for snap here in tx. At time of check out it gives you an option — cash or food. Why giving us an option?

  50. Kelsey McDaniel on October 8, 2021 at 1:09 am

    Shampoo? Bath stuff?

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