Anthony Smukall's shopping list might look similar to that of many American's: Milk, eggs, whole grain bread, apples, assorted berries. But Smukall buys these products with his monthly SNAP allotment – money he receives from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps).
"I enrolled in SNAP over a year and half ago, because of a debilitating back injury that has made life difficult," says Smukall of Buffalo, N.Y.