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💳 EBT · SNAP · Lone Star Accepted

EBT Grocery Delivery in Houston

Most grocery delivery apps don't take EBT. We do. FreshDrop HTX is a mobile grocery truck that pulls up to your Houston neighborhood — and your EBT, SNAP, or Lone Star card works right at the truck, the same way it works at any grocery store. No app to download. No delivery fees. No markups. Real groceries at real prices, for the families delivery apps left out.

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Why FreshDrop Exists

Real EBT Grocery Delivery — Not Just Lip Service

Here's something most people don't realize: if you rely on EBT or Lone Star to feed your family, almost none of the grocery delivery options that everyone else uses actually work for you. Instacart, Shipt, DoorDash, Uber Eats grocery — most of them either won't take EBT at all, or only take it on a small handful of items. Meanwhile, the same families that delivery apps lock out are often the ones who need delivery the most: no car, no time, two jobs, kids at home, a senior parent who can't get to a store.

FreshDrop was built to fix exactly that. The truck pulls up to your neighborhood, you shop right at the truck, and your EBT card runs the same way it would at any grocery store. No special process, no limited items, no app needed. Just groceries. This is what real EBT grocery delivery looks like in Houston.

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EBT at the Truck
Swipe your EBT or Lone Star card right at the truck. Same process as any grocery store. No app, no online forms, no limits on which items qualify the way delivery apps work.
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Built for Families
Bulk meats, family-size frozen, pantry staples — the things real households actually buy. We stock the truck for feeding kids, not single-serving snacks.
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No App Required
You don't need a smartphone, an email signup, or a credit card on file. Just call or text (346) 480-5999. That's it. We come to you.
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No Hidden Fees
No delivery fee. No service fee. No tip expected. No markup on items. The $150 you spend goes to actual groceries — not to fees that delivery apps stack on top.
FreshDrop vs Grocery Delivery

Why Delivery Apps Don't Work for Everyone

When people first hear about FreshDrop, they sometimes ask "isn't this just like Instacart?" The honest answer is no — and it's not even close, especially if you're a family on EBT. Delivery apps were built assuming everyone has a smartphone, a credit card, and money to spare on fees. FreshDrop was built for the families that model doesn't fit. Here's the side-by-side:

What Matters
FreshDrop HTX
Delivery Apps
EBT / Lone Star
✓ Yes — at the truck, like any store
✕ Mostly not accepted
App Required
✓ No — just call or text
✕ Yes, smartphone needed
Delivery Fee
✓ $0 — always
✕ $3.99 – $9.99+ per order
Service Fee
✓ None
✕ 5% – 10% of your order
Tipping
✓ Not expected
✕ 15% – 20% suggested
Item Markups
✓ No markups — our prices
✕ 15% – 30% higher than in-store
See What You're Buying
✓ Yes — shop the truck in person
✕ No — someone else picks for you
Bulk / Family Sizes
✓ Yes — built for families
✕ Standard retail sizes only
Minimum Order
✓ $150 (no fees, ever)
✕ $10 – $35 (fees stack up)
The Process

How to Get the Truck to Your Neighborhood

There's no app to download, no account to create, no checkout cart. The whole process is built around a phone call. Here are the four steps from first contact to shopping the truck:

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Call or Text
Reach out to (346) 480-5999 any time, day or night. Tell us your name, location, and roughly when you'd like the truck. We accept scheduling requests 24/7.
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We Confirm a Time
We'll text you back with a confirmed time slot, usually within Monday-Friday 9AM-5PM. Weekend stops are possible by appointment. The driver will call or text again before arrival.
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The Truck Pulls Up
Our refrigerated grocery truck arrives at your location — home, apartment complex, church parking lot, workplace, anywhere within 50 miles of Houston. Step right up and shop.
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Shop & Pay at the Truck
Browse bulk meats, frozen goods, pantry staples, and produce. Pay with EBT, Lone Star, card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Cash App. $150 minimum. No delivery fees ever.
Frequently Asked Questions

The Stuff Most Folks Ask Us First

If you've never used a mobile grocery truck before, you've got questions — and that's fair. Most people do. Here are the ones we hear most often, especially from families who rely on EBT and want to know exactly how this works before they call.

Yes — and this is the main reason we exist. Your EBT or Lone Star card works at the truck the same way it does at any grocery store. Swipe it, your eligible items get charged to your benefits, and you're done. No app, no online forms, no complicated process. We also accept credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Cash App, but EBT is the one we're built around.
It's a mix of technical and regulatory stuff that most apps just haven't figured out — or haven't bothered to figure out. EBT has rules about which items qualify and how transactions get processed, and most delivery apps either don't take it at all or only let you use it on a few items. The result is the same either way: if EBT is how you buy groceries, delivery apps don't really work for you. FreshDrop runs EBT the same way your regular grocery store does — right at the truck, no special process.
Yes. A lot of customers split their payment — EBT covers the eligible food items, and they put household items (paper goods, cleaning supplies, things EBT doesn't cover) on a card or Cash App. The driver handles all of that at the truck. You don't have to sort it out in advance.
The biggest difference is EBT — we take it, most apps don't. Beyond that: FreshDrop is a mobile grocery truck, not a delivery service. There's no app to download. No service fee, no delivery fee, no tip, and no item markup. You shop directly from the truck when it pulls up to your neighborhood. A $150 order at FreshDrop is $150. A $150 order on Instacart, after fees and markups, is usually $200+.
Call or text (346) 480-5999 with your name and where you are. We take scheduling requests 24/7, so you can call any time, even at 2 AM. Tell us your location — home, apartment, church, workplace, anywhere — and we'll book a truck stop. Truck stops happen Monday through Friday 9AM to 5PM, with weekend stops by appointment. The driver always calls or texts before heading your way.
No. We never charge a delivery fee — anywhere in our 50-mile service area. The only thing we ask is a $150 minimum order. No service fees, no tips, no markups, no surge pricing. The price you see at the truck is the price you pay. First-time customers get $35 off with code FRESHDROP35.
$150. Sounds like a lot, but because we focus on bulk groceries — cases of meat, family-size frozen, big pantry staples — most families easily hit it in one trip. And remember: there are no fees on top. Compare that to delivery apps where the minimum might be $35 but you'll pay $50+ in fees and markups by the time you check out.
The truck is stocked with bulk meats (chicken, beef, pork, seafood — often in family or case sizes), frozen goods, pantry staples (rice, beans, oils, canned goods), snacks, household essentials, and produce. We focus on what families actually eat through in a week, in sizes that make sense for feeding multiple people.
A refrigerated truck stocked like a small grocery store. Instead of you going to a store, the store comes to you. You shop right at the truck — pick what you want off the shelves, pay, and you're done. No pre-orders, no app, no shopper picking substitutes for you. What you see is what you get.
We serve 29 communities across Greater Houston — from Porter, Spring, and Conroe in the north to Pearland, Friendswood, and League City in the south, plus Katy, Sugar Land, Cypress, Pasadena, Baytown, and inner Houston neighborhoods like Third Ward, Acres Homes, Greenspoint, Alief, and Sunnyside. See the full list on our Areas We Serve page. If your area isn't listed, call us anyway — we add new areas based on demand.
Yes — this is one of our most popular services. We partner with apartment complexes, churches, nonprofits, senior communities, and workplaces across Houston for recurring truck visits, at no cost to the property. Your residents, members, or employees get reliable access to groceries without leaving the property. Especially helpful for communities where a lot of families rely on EBT. Call (346) 480-5999 to set it up.
Yes — you shop directly from the truck, so you need to be there (or have someone there to shop for you). The driver calls or texts before arrival so you know exactly when to come out. The trade-off is good: you see and pick exactly what you're buying. No substitutions, no surprises, no missing items.
Truck stops run Monday through Friday, 9AM to 5PM. Saturday and Sunday stops are available by appointment — call ahead for weekend availability. You can call or text to schedule any time, day or night — (346) 480-5999 is open 24/7 for scheduling, even if the truck isn't.
Most of our customers hadn't either. The whole thing is set up to be simple — one phone call, one truck stop, one shopping trip. If it's your first time, just call (346) 480-5999 and tell us. We'll walk you through it. First-time customers also save $35 with code FRESHDROP35.
Food trucks sell prepared food — tacos, BBQ, that kind of thing. Farmers markets mostly sell produce from local growers. FreshDrop is a mobile grocery store: we carry the full range of groceries you'd buy at a supermarket. Meats, frozen, pantry, snacks, produce, household items. The truck is refrigerated inside and laid out like a small grocery store.

Ready to Try It?

EBT welcome. No app needed. No delivery fee, ever. First-time customers save $35 with code FRESHDROP35. Call or text to schedule a truck stop in your neighborhood — anywhere within 50 miles of Houston.

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