I Have a Question

Is it illegal to give away food when youre on foodstamps? I get foodstamps cause im out of work but the problem is i get too much of them, i always feel like i need to spend them or theyre going to wonder why i dont use it, sometimes i'll buy drinks with it like coffee or tea just to use it up but even that can pile up, sometimes when i accumulate too much food, i live in an apt building, i will take it down to the lobby and leave it on the table for my neighbors to grab, yesterday when i got back from church i was telling one of my neighbors about it and he said it was illegal to do that when youre on foodstamps, I cant eat them all and if i were to tell foodstamps im getting too many they might cut me off. im only 4ft5 so im not a big eater. so what do i do when i get too many foodstamps? any suggestions? im not selling them and im not selling the food either. what are ways to cut back? i cant find work so thats not an option.