So far this year, 12 states have approved plans to restrict Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

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

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

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

RFK Jr held a press conference in DC to push SNAP reform while some Texans celebrated online SNAP and its health benefits.

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

Columnist Pat Beall writes that recent exhortations from some Republicans to Make America Healthy Again seem a touch ...

A child cannot flourish on Twinkies, candy and soda alone. Sadly, the state and negligent parents allow too many to try it.

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

Removing certain foods from SNAP — known for years as food stamps — isn't as simple as it sounds. 00:03 02:04 Author: JONEL ALECCIA (AP Health Writer) Published: 11:18 AM CST February 19, 2025 ...

Texas takes "junk food" off the SNAP eligibility list as part of the Trump administration's push to "Make America Healthy ...

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