more WIC follies

[HappyFun Ball]

Reminds me of the time I got behind a lady using a WIC check and was raising 9 kinds of Hell because she couldn't get Froot Loop or Lucky Charms with the checks.

[Aethian]

One times when I went to WalMart at 2:30am I managed to get behind a lady getting a ubber amount of food. She was using seven different checks from the end/start of the months to try and get through one month. It seemed (we got into a conversation) that her eldest, out of the house, son would come home and devour almost a months worth of groceries in one night. Six kids not including him and while WIC was helping a bit...she's always stressed and always wonders where the next meal will come from.

[Midnight12]

Reminds me of the time I got behind a lady using a WIC check and was raising 9 kinds of Hell because she couldn't get Froot Loop or Lucky Charms with the checks.

probably because of the sugar content over the actual nutritional value. Same with honey nut cheerios. But then This was BEFORE the lowered sugar versions of Froot Loops and I have yet to read the nutritional box on the sides of cereals so...good question BV

[chainedbarista]

It seemed (we got into a conversation) that her eldest, out of the house, son would come home and devour almost a months worth of groceries in one night.

time to cut the imbilical cord and change the locks. unless sunny boy is contributing, no free food for you, moocher.

wic is stringent; do not challenge the forces that are wic.

[Aethian]

time to cut the imbilical cord and change the locks. unless sunny boy is contributing, no free food for you, moocher.

wic is stringent; do not challenge the forces that are wic.

Tell me about it, but he is her baby... *shrugs* I'm thinking there is more behind the story.

[Kristev]

Who cares about jeerios or icks? Whatever happened to plain, healthy corn flakes? Can't you get that with WIC? It's certainly a better choice than either of those others.

[EvilEmpryss]

Those cereals aren't coated in sugar, so precious little snookums-es won't eat them. In fact, if you listen to the mothers, not only is it criminal torture to even hint that they should try, their poor little precious babies will drop over dead of apoplexy at the mere sight of the box.

[Kristev]

Parents and kids have no imagination. Corn flakes are like vanilla ice cream; you can create all kinds of things with either one. For example, corn flakes with splenda and cinnamon. Or vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips. Or corn flakes with chocolate chips. The possibilities are endless. Now no one mention ketchup!

[zombiequeen]

Corn flakes and vanilla soymilk=nummers!

My in-laws had a Bridge Card, and they were only allowed to buy me the gross brand of plain soymilk that made me sick. I would have had to get a doctor's note to get my brand, or even chocolate or vanilla flavors. So I said screw it and paid for it myself, because there would have been a lot of effort wasted for them to decide they didn't want to buy me soymilk at all.