Wouldn't nutritional counseling benefit EBT users?

I was in Walmart last night (the first of the month) and saw many families spending their monthly food stamp budget. What struck me was how tired and unhappy so many of the parents looked; a majority were overweight and the children were hyperactive.

The carts were invariably filled with boxes of convenience foods like mac & cheese, canned spaghetti, cereals and soft drinks. Additionally, I was dismayed to see that the McDonald’s accepted EBT as payment.

Please don’t read this as being judgmental of families in need of assistance. I understand how hard it is to stretch a budget and the fat/carb foods are cheap and filling. I’m only a person who believes that better fuel equals better performance and it seems there is an education gap. I wonder if basic nutrition counseling and/or basic cooking skill classes teaching how to use fresh ingredients within the same budget might lead to better fitness, higher confidence and breaking cycles of dependence.

I also believe that high fat/sugar diets contribute to the increase in ADD diagnoses.

Does that seem simplistic?