Instacart and Foodsmart manually selected items and categories from hundreds of SKU categories, and then reviewed and selected SKUs at specific stores.
EX: Member wants bread. To get bread, the category of bakery has to be selected. That then allows cakes and all other bakery items.
EX: Member wants cheese. To get cheese, the category of dairy has to be selected. That then allows ice cream. Currently only yogurt is an allowed eligible item.The eligible items are not chosen by item. They are chosen by category. If we say yes to bread, we say yes to cake. If we say yes to cheese, we say yes to ice cream. There are they variances in covered items, as also the SKU varies from store to store. That is why you will see some questionable items covered at some stores as well.
Why are some non-healthy choices eligible?
As SKU numbers vary from store to store, some are tied to other non-healthy options depending on the store. There is no way to update this.