Food Stamp Outreach Program - New York - Calculator - Budget
Saturday, February 04, 2012 
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What can I buy with Food Stamps?

Listed below are some of the items you can buy with food stamps:

  • Any food or food product except for ready-to-eat hot foods
  • Baby formula, goat's milk, Pedialyte and Pediasure
  • Seeds and plants used to grow foods including fruit trees
  • Fresh produce items from authorized vendors
  • Meals prepared and delivered by a meal delivery service such as Meals on Wheels
  • Meals at congregate meal sites such as soup kitchens
  • Nutritional supplements such as Ensure, Isomil, Boost and Sustacal
  • Weight loss products such as Dynatrim, Slim Fast, Cambridge Diet and Nutrisystem
  • Artificial Sweeteners
  • Distilled Water
  • Ice
  • Lactaid caplets and Lactaid milk
  • Cooking Sprays, such as Never Stik and Pam
  • Prepared cold sandwiches or salads that will not be eaten in the store


New Guidelines Effective October 1st 2005
F.S.O.P. is a project of Food Bank of Central New York