Everyone has seen the memes of grocery store shelves full of poisons. It occurs to me that there should be a basic standard of nutrition before something can be considered a food item. Even that is nullified if there are too many preservatives, etc.
If cookies, chips, and sodas are no longer considered food, they wouldn’t be eligible for EBT. I’m betting that would cut down on consumption and the manufacturers would feel it. EBT seems to be directly supporting the preponderance of toxic ‘food’ on the shelves.