Six more states received waivers this week from the Trump administration to ban soda and candy purchases from public food ...

Waivers have already been approved in a dozen states ban unhealthy foods from being bought using SNAP benefits.

Recent changes in the SNAP program have led to new restrictions in six states, affecting millions of beneficiaries. These ...

The new waivers will restrict the purchase of so-called "junk food" with SNAP funds in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Colorado, ...

A recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has raised alarm bells by projecting that a large number of US ...

The SNAP program seeks to assist low-income families and individuals to purchase nutritious food and thus promote healthy ...

There is now a bipartisan movement to ban SNAP benefits from being used to purchase junk food. Congress should make the ban permanent.

Twelve states, including Texas and Florida, will restrict SNAP purchases of junk food like soda, candy, and desserts starting in 2026. The exact bans vary by state, with some focusing only on sugary ...

Starting Jan. 1, Florida’s SNAP recipients can no longer use their food stamp benefits to buy soda, energy drinks, candy, and ...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt asked the federal government to carve out a ban on certain food bought with SNAP benefits.

Rep. Josh Breechan, an Oklahoma Republican, sponsored the Healthy SNAP Act. “If someone wants to buy junk food on their own dime, that’s up to them,” he said.

Six more states have banned junk food purchases from being bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...