Junk food purchases using SNAP benefits have been banned in three more states, taking the national total to six. Arkansas, ...

Idaho, Arkansas, and Utah are now allowed to ban the purchase of soda, sugary drinks, and junk food under SNAP benefits.

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI ... for approval to restrict the purchase of junk food using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, commonly known as food stamps.

According to the governor of Arkansas, nearly a quarter of SNAP funds are spent on unhealthy foods. The goal is to shift ...

NEBRASKA — Following a significant move in Nebraska, Idaho ... SNAP is about helping families in need get healthy food into their diets, but there’s nothing nutritious about the junk we ...

Families relying on SNAP benefits may need to adjust their shopping habits as new changes aim to improve public health and ...

Separately, Indiana and Idaho announced their intensions ... longer going to cover the cost of junk food,” Sanders said. The waiver proposes to eliminate SNAP benefits for all types of soda ...

IDAHO, USA — Idaho Gov ... the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases. House Bill 109 is focusing on promoting healthier food options within SNAP purchases, also known ...

In Idaho and Indiana, the limits apply to soda ... across the Administration to prohibit the sale of junk food in SNAP and end taxpayer-funded junk food," the letter said. "I also wish to notify ...

Three Republican-led states are the first to request bans on using food stamps to purchase some junk food, a change pushed by the Trump administration. Officials in Arkansas, Indiana and Idaho ...

Kennedy Jr, and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins are working together to encourage states to implement rules prohibiting SNAP beneficiaries ... s food assistance program. Idaho's children ...