RFK will delete soft drink and candy from SNAP
I believe this is the right decision. SNAP is for food, not pure unhealthy sugar products,
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DogMan · 61-69, M
More states are changing what SNAP benefits will cover at the grocery store.
Soda is now excluded from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in six more states: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, Florida, and West Virginia. Four of those states, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Florida, have banned candy as well.
These states join six others that signed similar waivers earlier this year.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said the changes are a start in addressing chronic diseases and other health issues.
Soda is now excluded from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in six more states: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, Florida, and West Virginia. Four of those states, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Florida, have banned candy as well.
These states join six others that signed similar waivers earlier this year.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said the changes are a start in addressing chronic diseases and other health issues.