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Can you buy wheat grass with SNAP benefits?

Can you buy actual grown wheat grass with SNAP? Is that considered a food item?

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Well I don't know whats suppost to be in there but these are the main things I put in mine when going away to our beach shack in Wedge Island because there are no hospitals there only a nurse and not close by. 1.Bandaids 2.Gauze/ Nonstick dressing pads 3.Tape 4. A triangular cloth ( for elevating sprained elbows arms, etc can also be used as a tourniquet) 5. Antiseptic ointment/ creme 6. Burn cream/ burn blots 7. Eye wash/ drops 8. Fine point tweezers (for removing splinters or debris from bigger cuts/wounds. 9. Pain relief ( advil/ tylenol / panadol your choice, but something to bring a fever down) 10. Shock blanket Other things that I include in mine.. ( hubby calls it the kitchen sink, as mine is a big tackle box) 11. cold ice compress ( squeeze it and it becomes cold) 12. stingose treats bee stings, mosquito bites etc 13. Ace bandage for sprains 14. Detol antibacterial astringent. 15. Alcohol wipes 16. betadine ointment, detol ointment, pawpaw ointment 17. calamyne lotion 18. medicines for anything from a sore throat, to diareah and vomiting. 19. A needle and thread just in case we cant get to the first aid shack in time. 20. lengths of linen for tourniquets / bandages.
For most trades there is a fixed rate deduction. Go to and search for 'fixed rate deductions'. There is a list of all the main trades and the amount which is allowable. Just ring your tax office and ask them to include the allownace in your code number.

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