SNAP Benefits: Could the Constitution Block Healthy Food Rules?
Disputes and Confusion Over Healthy Foods Raise Constitutional Questions. Although many people support the idea of healthy ...
GOP bill would ban SNAP recipients from buying junk food
A U.S. House bill introduced earlier this month would bar those on food stamps from using them to buy soft drinks, candy and ...
SNAP Benefits Are Being Sent Out This Week: List of Who Will Receive One
The exact payment date depends on the state you live in and several other factors, but millions will see their benefits arrive this week.
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Republicans follow lead of RFK Jr. with effort to ban SNAP users from buying soda, candy
Republicans want to ban the use of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds to purchase candy and soda.
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Simple Food Swaps to Boost Your Health
It’s important to create health-related goals that are easy to maintain. Here are some simple switches you can make today ...
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Republican SNAP Proposals Threaten the Food Security of Millions of Workers and People Between Jobs
For millions of workers, their jobs don’t pay enough to feed their families and afford other basic needs. The Supplemental ...
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Capitol Notebook: Funding boost for food assistance program advances
DES MOINES — State funding for the Double up Food Bucks Program, which provides a one-to-one match to Supplemental Nutrition ...
Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits
Another reason SNAP restrictions wouldn’t make America healthier is that diet is just one of many contributors to chronic diseases. Your level of physical activity, exposure to pollution, stress and ...
Republican congressman to introduce FIZZ-NO Act to ‘Make America Healthy Again’
Rep. Keith Self will introduce the FIZZ-NO Act, a bill prohibiting soda and other unhealthy, sugary carbonated drinks as ...