SNAP Is a Nutrition Grant. Let’s Treat It Like One.

Anything with more than four ingredients shouldn’t be eligible for purchase under SNAP, writes Mollie Engelhart. Shutterstock

Commentary

This is going to be an unpopular opinion, but the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are a government grant—just like any other grant. And like any other grant, it comes with rules. Or at least, it should.