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First, you're indulging in stereotyping here. Plenty of folks on SNAP and/or WIC are married couples. Plenty of others are cohabitating with their partners. Plenty of others receive some form of child support (and claim it). People on SNAP and/or WIC are not all just single moms- which seems to be what you're implying with this entire line of conversation.

Also, not sure where you got the idea people must "declare" non-monetary gifts. No, one does not need to claim a new coat from their spouse or a new kids bike from Grandma. Hey, you also don't need to claim items you get from a food pantry or donated clothes from a church. It's literally about cash income. Period. Not sure where you're getting these notions from but here's the actual rules...

https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits#:~:text=What%20counts%20as%20income%3F,unemployment%20insurance%2C%20and%20child%20support.

"What counts as income? SNAP counts cash income from all sources, including earned income (before payroll taxes are deducted) and unearned income such as cash assistance, Social Security, unemployment insurance, and child support.

What counts as an asset? Generally, resources that could be available to the household to purchase food, such as amounts in bank accounts, count as assets. Items that are not accessible, such as the household’s home, personal property, and retirement savings, do not count. Most automobiles do not count.[5] States have the option to relax the asset limits, and most have done so."

Here is WIC eligibility, which is again strictly income based- https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/applicant-participant/eligibility

As far as HFCS, it's shit- especially in copious quantities. If RFK wants to outlaw it in American foods like they have in other countries, I'll cheer him on. As of now, though, that doesn't seem to be on the table. Or more pointedly- as of now- it's still on many tables.