New push to limit the way SNAP benefits are used

4 States Submit Waivers to USDA Seeking to Ban Soda, Candy From SNAP

Four Republican states are urging the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to let them ban soda, energy drinks, and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a spokesperson confirmed on April 24. The governors of Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska submitted requests to the agency for waivers that would allow such a ban, the spokesperson said. Copies of the waivers have not yet been made available. It comes shortly after Hea…

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Four Republican states are urging the USDA to let them ban soda, energy drinks, and candy from the SNAP, a spokesperson confirmed on April 24. The post 4 States Submit Waivers to USDA Seeking to Ban Soda, Candy From SNAP appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

Ohio lawmakers want to ban SNAP recipients from purchasing soda

According to a 2020 report from the Athens City-County Health Department, 34.9% of Athens County residents are considered obese, including over half of all adult residents. In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 38.1% of Ohioans…

Four states have asked USDA to let them ban soda, candy from food assistance program

By Leah Douglas

Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program to deter junk food moves to House floor

(The Center Square) - Some legislators have worried that Pennsylvanians who receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits might be using them to buy foods that detract from

Missouri governor, Senate lawmakers signal support for a ‘healthier’ SNAP program

An effort to bar soda and candy from the food assistance program got a favorable reception in a Senate committee. Meanwhile, the Missouri governor is looking to promote “healthier foods.”