SNAP monthly benefits can be used to purchase food at authorized retail food stores. Answers to many commonly asked questions about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), can be found in this section.What items can be purchased with SNAP Benefits? To get SNAP benefits, you must apply in the state in which you currently live and you must meet certain requirements, including resource and income limits. What counts as an asset? You may be able to receive food stamps if your household assets are below the limit. You can certainly buy healthy food on SNAP. What you cannot buy is hot, cooked food or bottled supplements. There are a lot of falsehoods out there about food stamps and the people who receive them. So let's separate the myths from the truth about SNAP.