Impact of Stockpiling Groceries

An Albert Lea woman tells KIMT she's had a tough time getting the items she needs for her family.

In rochester?

Grocery shopping on a fixed income can be tricky?

But the coronavirus is adding another layer of difficulty for people using food assitance programs. kimt news three jessica bringe spoke with an albert lea woman who says she's having trouble getting the items she needs for her family.

Jessica?

How can we all help to make sure families don't have to go without?

Katie?

It's all about taking only what you need.

That can make a big difference for people using minnesota's supplemental nutrition assistance program..

Known as "snap".

How snap works is participants are given certain days throughout the month to use their benefits.

However?

With the spread of covi?19?

Albert lea mother emily hood tells me she's finding stores are out of items she needs on her snap shopping days.

Hood says she's noticed people are hoarding items so she's asking shoppers to be considerate of families in need.

Xxx <when you only have certain opportunities to go to the store that's your chance to get things and if it's gone, it's gone.

So, it definitely adds an exacerbating factor to the whole shopping factor that you already have when you're on snap > if you're wondering what items are available on the snap program?

Those include food like fruts and veggies..

Meat and dairy.

You can't buy items like ..

Liquor..

Tobacco or medication.

Live in rochester jessica bringe?

Kimt news 3./// thank you jessica.

Hood also tells kimt new three she's had to make choices between expensive organic eggs or a larger 2?

Pack that she doesn't need since her usual cost effective options are sold out.

She's asking shoppers to only take what they