Too much carbohydrate in pasta, may set you up for diabetes later in life, setting you up for heart disease, kidney problems, etc,etc., therefore more money poured out in medicare payments, and it goes on and on.
The idea of food stamps is giving people access to good nutrition, gov is working hard to do this and getting no where. You know that is your tax dollars these people are eating with, don't you want them to be at least somewhat healthy, and not eat chips and soda, feeding that to their kids?
Remember this is a handout by the gov and handouts come with some restrictions.
Food stamps haven't been around for very long in their present state. I can remember when there was no handouts at all then came the surplus butter, peanut butter, and a few other things, then it slowly turned into it present state, which is quite generous!!