Can You Buy Pedialyte On Food Stamps (2025)

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Can You Buy Pedialyte On Food Stamps? ›

Can You Buy Pedialyte With SNAP, EBT, or Food Stamps? Because Pedialyte features “Nutrition Facts” on the label and not “Supplement Facts,” Pedialyte products can be purchased with EBT or SNAP benefits or Food Stamps.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Low-Income Nutrition Assistance is available to families who qualify. Formerly known as the “food stamp” program, SNAP participants can use their benefits to purchase PediaSure products.

"Junk Food" & Luxury Items

Nonfood items such as pet foods, soaps, paper products, medicines and vitamins, household supplies, grooming items, and cosmetics, also are ineligible for purchase with SNAP benefits. Soft drinks, candy, cookies, snack crackers, and ice cream are food items and are therefore eligible items.

Tea, too, is limited to packaged and unbrewed because the USDA doesn't allow SNAP funds to be used to buy any hot beverages.

Over-the-counter products like Pediasure Shake Mix are not usually covered by insurance plans. However, if your doctor prescribes Pediasure Shake Mix for your child, it may be covered.

Grow and Gain is the most common Pediasure supplement. It's meant to help kids grow in height and gain weight. There's also a Grow and Gain type made with added fiber to support healthy digestion (7). It comes in both ready-to-drink and powdered forms, the latter of which requires mixing with water.

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You can use EBT (sometimes still referred to as “food stamps”) to buy SlimFast or any other diet, protein shake, bar, or snack with a nutritional label attached to the package.

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If you qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, you can use your Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card at participating Subway restaurants.

Eligible Foods

Any food intended for human consumption including soft drinks, candy, ice cream, coffee and spices. Seeds and plants to grow food for personal consumption by eligible households.

PediaSure should be used alongside or in-between meals as part of a healthy, balanced diet. The suggested number of serves per day is dependent on their age group: Up to 2 serves for 1–8 year olds. Up to 3 serves for 9–10 year olds.

Yes, you can use your Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy baby food. This includes infant formula, cereals, juices, baby food and any other eligible food item.

According to experts, “Nutritional supplements like PediaSure can cause a child's taste to adapt to a preference for sweeter beverages. It can also lead to intake of more calories, which further limits the amount of food they eat (17).”

Households CANNOT use SNAP benefits to buy:

Vitamins, medicines, and supplements. If an item has a Supplement Facts label, it is considered a supplement and is not eligible for SNAP purchase.