In many respects, the southern states of the United States are iconic and historically significant. You might picture alligators and swamps, bluegrass and jazz, beignets, and sweet tea when you picture the South.
If you know where to search, you may use the transfer of your electronic benefits (EBT) card to buy a variety of Southern specialties if you get benefits from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps.
Southern Baking
cake with pineapple on top. monarch cake coffee cake. Mud pie from Mississippi Cake is featured on the list of goods you may buy with EBT, so if you have a hankering for any of these Southern-inspired cakes, you can purchase them with EBT at many Southern bakeries.
Try Food Lion or Piggy Wiggly shops if you can’t find a bakery that accepts EBT.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried green tomatoes, which are exactly what they sound like deep-fried green tomatoes, are another traditional southern dish. Even though you cannot buy this delicious treat already prepared, you may use your SNAP benefits to buy all the supplies you need to create it yourself.
Fast Food
If you live in Virginia and are eligible for the Restaurant Meals Program, you can take advantage of hot fast food at a few chains, particularly the largest ones like McDonald’s and Burger King. However, you won’t be able to use your EBT card at all of the fast-food establishments in the Southern states (like Whataburger).
Cajun Style Lobster Rolls
You might be thrilled to learn that you can use your EBT to pay for the supplies to create your own lobster roll if you’ve ever drooled over one, or any other variant of the shellfish topped with butter and/or a variety of seasonings and other ingredients on a roll.
You won’t be able to buy one already prepared, but you will be able to pay for your supplies, including bread and lobster, as long as you buy it live and prepare it yourself. Add some Cajun flair by making it in Louisiana!
Farmers’ Market Produce
There’s just something unique about purchasing your fruits and vegetables fresh from the vine from a helpful farmer rather than grabbing them off a store shelf where they are already cold. According to National Geographic, the number of farmers’ markets has increased throughout the South since the middle of the 2000s, and the majority of them take food stamps.
Look at the marketplaces in cities like Atlanta, Georgia, Jackson, Mississippi, Lafayette, Louisiana, and Charleston, South Carolina.
Okra
Not all vegetables can survive in that particular sort of heat, which is characteristic of the South’s hot and muggy growing season. However, okra is a hardy food that you may purchase with your SNAP benefits to cultivate in your garden in the South. It resembles a hybrid between pepper and squash, and it is a healthy vegetable.
Red Bull
According to Caffeine Informer, a significant section of the population prefers Red Bull to all other energy drinks. If this is you, then good news! You can utilize EBT to maintain a high level of energy. Check out this blog by It’s a Southern Thing, where the host ranks energy drinks if you’re having trouble deciding which one will provide you with the most value and enjoyment for your money.
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