Utilizing SNAP Benefits
SNAP-Ed teaches people to shop for and cook healthy meals, helps people learn how to make their SNAP dollars stretch and works with partners to make the healthy choice the easy choice.
How SNAP Benefits Work
If your household has applied for SNAP benefits and meets certain requirements to be eligible for SNAP benefits, you are given an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card. This card is used like a debit card to buy food at the grocery store or farmers market. SNAP puts benefits on this card once a month. With this card you are able to purchase the following:
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Foods for the household to eat, such as:
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Fruits and vegetables
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Breads and cereals
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Meats, fish and poultry
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Dairy products
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Seeds and plants which produce food for the household to eat.
Items that households CANNOT use SNAP benefits to buy include:
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Beer, wine or liquor
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Cigarettes or tobacco
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Pet foods
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Soaps
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Paper products
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Household supplies
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Vitamins and medicines
For more information regarding SNAP benefits and eligibility, please visit:
To apply for SNAP Benefits in Michigan, please visit:
For more information, tips, and ideas on how to maximize your food dollars, please visit:
EAT WELL IN A SNAP
Find an EBT store or market nearest to you:
SNAP Retail Locator
Buy Food Online Using SNAP!
Did you know that Michigan households that receive SNAP benefits are now able to buy food online from Amazon.com and Walmart.com using their Bridge Cards? Purchases can be made on eligible food items just as one would use a credit or debit card for an online purchase. Availability may vary by location, so be sure to check out each retailers website for more details:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/snap-ebt/b ie=UTF8&node=19097785011
Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/cp/snap-online/1465096#FAQ
For more information from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, visit: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71547_5527_100796---,00.html​
Double Up Food Bucks
"Fair Food Network’s Double Up Food Bucks program doubles the value of federal nutrition (SNAP or food stamps) benefits spent at participating markets and grocery stores, helping people bring home more healthy fruits and vegetables while supporting local farmers. The wins are three-fold: low-income consumers eat more healthy food, local farmers gain new customers and make more money, and more food dollars stay in the local economy."
How Double Up Food Bucks works:
Using your bridge card, buy $1 fresh fruits & veggies and get $1 FREE Double Up Food Bucks for any fruits and veggies, up to $20 per day.
