Eighteen states will restrict what SNAP users can buy with their benefits in 2026, including soda, candy, and energy drinks.

Once a week, a single mother and her two young children sit around a table to play a board game. Between turns, the three of them bite into a candy bar and sip a can of soda. The mother, who is on ...

BATON ROUGE USING SNAP BENEFITS TO BUY SOFT DRINKS AND CANDY AND ENERGY DRINKS. WHILE THEY ARE NOW A THING OF THE PAST. THIS COMES AFTER THE U.S. SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE SIGNED WAIVERS EXEMPTING THE ...

Walking down the beverage aisle at the grocery store, you might grab what seems like a refreshing drink without giving much thought to its sugar content. Yet many of these seemingly innocent beverages ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order calling for candy and several types of drinks to be banned as eligible foods for purchase with SNAP benefits.

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana is set to ban SNAP recipients from using their benefits to buy candy, soft drinks, and energy drinks. Governor Jeff Landry says the goal is to “make Louisiana healthy again” by ...

MONTH. CANDY AND CERTAIN SUGARY DRINKS COULD SOON BE BANNED FROM THE SNAP PROGRAM IN SOUTH CAROLINA, GOVERNOR HENRY MCMASTER HAS ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING THE DSS TO SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST ...

Beginning Jan. 1, more than half a million low-income Indiana residents won’t be able to use government food assistance to buy sugary drinks or candy. And state officials are preparing retailers and ...

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No more junk food for people that use SNAP in Indiana.It’s part of Governor Mike Braun's "Make Indiana Healthy Again" ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Indiana families who use SNAP benefits will be faced with changes beginning in 2026. According to the Family and Social Services Administration, SNAP benefits can no longer be used ...