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

Junk food purchases using SNAP benefits have been banned in three more states, taking the national total to six. Arkansas, Idaho and Utah have all had waivers approved that will ban unhealthy ...

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

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and U.S. Rep. Jim Baird join U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in signing waivers to remove ...

Secretary Brooke Rollins signed Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders' waiver to ban to soft drinks and candy from Arkansas’s ...

Rollins' move comes as states across the country look at similar restrictions on sugary drinks, junk foods ... forced to be the food police." Recipients already can't use SNAP dollars to buy ...

Accordingly, it may seem in the same spirit to prohibit use of SNAP to purchase soda, candy, and other junk food—other "vices ...