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.

The national push to limit junk food purchases on SNAP benefits has been highly encouraged by the federal government, especially through Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

Following a significant move in Nebraska, Idaho is on track to potentially enact restrictions on what can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, commonly ...

And I never argued that excluding junk food from SNAP by itself is coercive. Rachidi continues to conflate the exclusion of particular dietary choices from SNAP on “nutrition” grounds with ...

A Republican state lawmaker is again seeking to ban buying junk food using Wyoming SNAP benefits. The federal government ...

Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California’s SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2023.

Arkansas, Idaho and Utah became the latest states to obtain waivers from the federal government to begin banning junk food within the federally administered, but state-operated, public assistance ...

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 ...

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Tuesday signed a bill banning candy and soda purchases on SNAP food assistance. Author: Taylor Nichols Published: 3:18 PM PDT May 17, 2025 ...

SNAP overall costs the federal government about $115 billion per year. A wide array of products are currently disallowed for SNAP users, from alcohol to tobacco products to pet food to vitamins.

Soda and candy ban from SNAP products: These states want to prohibit junk food from being bought with food stamps The Trump administration plans to ban SNAP recipients from buying soda and candy.