Can food snacks for students be used as teacher expenses

[zoezoe18]

And why dont I get credit for the thousands of dollars I spent on my classroom etc? Am I putting it in the wrong area?

[NewGuy · Accepted solution]

Topic 458 - Educator Expense Deduction
If you're an eligible educator, you can deduct up to $250 ($500 if married filing jointly and both spouses are eligible educators, but not more than $250 each) of unreimbursed trade or business expenses. Qualified expenses are amounts you paid or incurred for participation in professional development courses, books, supplies, computer equipment (including related software and services), other equipment, and supplementary materials that you use in the classroom.

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc458.html