They need to stop describing the proposed "Harvest Boxes" as being like Blue Apron

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By now most people have heard the news about Trump's desire to slash the food stamp budget by hundreds of millions of dollars over the next 10 years, limit what foods can be purchased with EBT, and also offer half of the benefits in the form of pre-packaged boxes of food called "Harvest Boxes". Somewhere along the way someone described them as being like the popular meal kit service Blue Apron and every news story that has discussed them since has used that same line. Let me say this once and for all: HARVEST BOXES ARE NOTHING LIKE BLUE APRON MEAL KITS. When you subscribe to Blue Apron, you are able to select which meals you want each week. You have choice. You then receive pre-portioned amounts of fresh meats, produce, seasonings, etc. and a recipe card stating exactly how to prepare the meal. Harvest boxes are similar to what you'd get at a food pantry: a box of non-perishable goods that will last a long time--beans, pasta, cereal, peanut butter, boxed milk, canned meat/fish, and canned fruits/vegetables. There's nothing fresh about them, you don't get to pick what you get, they don't contain anything to create a complete meal, and there are definitely no recipe cards! I understand wanting to try to make them sound more appealing by comparing them to the nation's most popular meal kit service, but it just makes the Trump Administration look even more dishonest than normal.