Recipients of food assistance are suing over restrictions on unhealthy foods, sugary drinks, and energy beverages.
Food Stamp Recipients Challenge New SNAP Restrictions Five individuals receiving food stamps have initiated a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding newly imposed limitations on the purchase of junk food, sugary beverages, and energy drinks using taxpayer dollars. Under the directive from the Trump administration, there are now guidelines restricting “non-nutritious” items within […]
Generation Z prefers eggs and fruit over sugary cereals for breakfast
Decline of Boxed Cereals Among American Breakfast Trends Once a morning standard for many Americans, boxed cereals are losing popularity, particularly among younger generations who are reshaping breakfast norms. Sales of boxed cereals have been on a downward trend in the US for the past quarter-century. Despite a brief increase during the pandemic—when more people […]
Nebraska will prohibit sugary drinks from food stamp benefits following a significant USDA approval.
Nebraska’s New Soda Ban under SNAP Nebraska has become the first state to obtain a federal exemption that allows it to prohibit the purchase of sugary drinks and energy beverages with benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. This decision, announced on Monday by USDA Secretary Brook Rollins, will impact […]
Soda manufacturers push to keep sugary drinks on SNAP list
(news nation) — Popular soft drinks like Coke, Pepsi, and Mountain Dew are all currently eligible for purchase with food stamps, but that's subject to change. President-elect Donald Trump takes office In January. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.President Trump's nominee to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services has vowed to remove soda from the […]
Soda taxes made sugary drink sales fall and prices rise in cities that tried them, study finds
Lensi denounces soda tax Sales of sugar-sweetened beverages fell by about a third in five U.S. cities after taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages began, according to a study released Friday. A study published in JAMA Health Forum found that cities' soda taxes pushed up the price of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and continued to reduce sales, just […]