About 23% of food stamp dollars go to purchase items like soda, candy, desserts and salty snacks. That contributes to higher obesity rates.

A Senate committee on Tuesday narrowly advanced a bill to prohibit candy and soda purchases on SNAP food assistance.

For instance, you can't buy alcohol or cigarettes or pet food, but it is money that is given for low-income families to buy groceries, and it's used to buy a lot of soda. Jessica Mendoza ...

− are a major way Americans buy junk food, such as soda and candy. These foods are proven to contribute to obesity and a slew of related health problems in children and adults. That means ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is seeking a waiver from the federal government allowing the state to restrict the types ...

Low-income Missourians who receive food assistance would be prohibited from buying soda and candy with their benefits under a bill debated Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Jamie Gragg ...

Cool the soda bread on a wire rack before noshing. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute ...

House Bill 109, cosponsored by Rep. Jordan Redman, R-Coeur d’Alene, would require the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to seek federal approval to exclude candy and soda from foods eligible for ...

However, as soda is the most commonly purchased item with SNAP dollars, Chevrier is joining a wave of legislators in a dozen other states who are looking at health reform through food stamp ...