Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AP Photo/Allison Dinner Americans will no longer be able to use food stamps to purchase various types of junk food in Indiana, ...

The Trump administration thought it had a win for its “Make America Healthy Again” platform with its new junk food rules for ...

A Missouri woman on Thursday receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds complained about only being able to buy “real food” with the program, according to St. Louis TV station ...

Starting in 2026, 22 states will implement new SNAP restrictions, banning the purchase of soda, candy, and other junk food. See the full list and timeline.

Food stamps are often framed as a ticket to cheap chips and soda, but the rules at the register are far more specific than that stereotype suggests. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or ...

The head of the Department of Human Services says there are logistical problems with proposals to ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for junk food. Research has ...

Starting April 1, new restrictions from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will limit what can be purchased through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known ...

Re “30 states target unhealthy use of food stamps” (Feb. 26): Bravo for publishing this commentary. One has to wonder why California is not on the list. Is it because the soda and sugary foods ...

Americans will no longer be able to use food stamps to purchase various types of junk food in Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, and West Virginia starting January 1. These five states are the first of at ...

Some foods won't go through at checkout starting April 1. Here's what SNAP users in Texas need to know.