General Discussion

And what can be stored without possible access to refrigeration, and prepared quickly (possibly by children) and requiring minimal equipment to prepare. Especially in a food desert, where if you can find fresh food in bulk, it will inevitably go bad before you can finish it.
Some poor families, especially those bordering on homeless, only have access microwave (if that) and a small ADU or bar refrigerator.
And asking parents who are working multiple shifts to babysit a healthy pot of stew or even dried beans and rice or a healthy baked dish for even the 40 minutes or so to prep and cook healthy meals can be problematic.
Not saying you aren't right, and we should all eat healthier, less processed foods, but I remember living in a van that had a hot plate and 1.5 cuft of "refrigerator" eating dented can tuna fish and expired ramen dinners. And I can remember growing up living in tiny, unfurnished rental homes where we had to wait three months to get a working refrigerator, eating much the same type of bargain bin diet.
In the 1960's.
Poor folks have always had limited options. And with the growing number of homeless and near homeless families out there, renting living space in someone's large Home Depot shed or RV turned into an ADU in the backyard, it's tougher to find ways to store and prepare healthy food.

And yeah, punishing people for being poor is part of the US tradition of avoiding Moral Hazard.
Doesn't matter if you don't have a pot or pan to your name, you're getting only health food and you've got to be able to cook it or eat it raw -and like it. Unlucky folks that need charity need to earn the right to have a treat or make choices...

I've always wondered - why can't Snap, WIC, or Food Stamps include "use once a month" coupons for every member of the household for an unhealthy treat - just for a special occasion?