SNAP or Food Stamps no longer allow Junk Food?

[LarryMyster]

It looks like that you can no longer buy Junk food with food stamps anymore. Things include soda, chips, candy and other items are on the chopping block soon as well. They are aiming for more home prepared meals.

Is anyone affected by this, how do you feel that a thing like soda being just an expensive treat now?

EDIT:

A 2016 USDA study using point-of-sale data found that 23 percent of purchases by SNAP households were sugary drinks, desserts, salty snacks, candy, and sugar, which is generally called junk food. With SNAP purchases of more than $100 billion a year, that would mean more than $23 billion of junk food a year.

Source by Cato Institute for the study. Sept 1st, 2023

 

[Pcmaker]

Good.

Get rid of section 8 as well.

or limit it to 1 year maximum

 

[Shawn]

Good.

Get rid of section 8 as well.

or limit it to 1 year maximum

Or at least screen who is doing it.

Anxiety shouldn't be a reason to get everything free. There are plenty of jobs you can do out there.

 

[Pcmaker]

Section 8 should only be available for 1 year maximum.

 

[Shawn]

Section 8 should only be available for 1 year maximum.

Right. People definitely use it and then other people try to justify it as just being helpful to the human race. Well, take away my debt. I want free too but I can't have that because I work for a living.

 

[Army Wife]

I agree with getting rid of junk food on food stamps!! Good job to whoever did that.

 

[Pcmaker]

Should only be for fruits, veggies, and uncooked meat

 

[Shawn]

Should only be for fruits, veggies, and uncooked meat

Yeah. I agree. No junk food or any comfort food. Get a job for that because all that leads to medical problems which means more taxpayer money to fix you.

 

[1stop]

Junk food are not healthy and cutting junk food by SNAPS is a game changer because it’s going to change how people shop for sure. It might push a lot of families towards healthy meals.

 

[Demon_skeith]

I agree the money should be used towards just healthy stuff and main ingredients/spices. No reason to walk out with a ton of bad food.

 

[Shawn]

I agree the money should be used towards just healthy stuff and main ingredients/spices. No reason to walk out with a ton of bad food.

But what food is junk? And does that mean expensive steaks are fine? How do we dictate what people are allowed to eat?

 

[Demon_skeith]

But what food is junk? And does that mean expensive steaks are fine? How do we dictate what people are allowed to eat?

junk food is junk, like chips/candy, money should be used towards main meal ingredients (that are important) and fruit/veggies. Things that help you and won't cause more issues.

 

[Shawn]

junk food is junk, like chips/candy, money should be used towards main meal ingredients (that are important) and fruit/veggies. Things that help you and won't cause more issues.

What about for people that have dietary needs? That food costs more. Should they be considered?

For example, if you have Alpha Gal, you have to have foods not ever prepared with other foods or it can kill/harm you. That usually means you have to have specialized food which costs more.

 

[Jason]

I hate SNAP, in general. Society isn't providing good enough jobs and regular people aren't providing enough support to needy in their own families. Those needy really might be unable to work