If the debt-ridden federal government were to pay $55 million a year less for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in Arkansas, could the surplus-running state government make up the difference?
In addition to banning soft drinks and candy from food stamps, this waiver also requests the addition of rotisserie chicken – an affordable, healthy protein source – to the list of eligible SNAP benefits
Low-income Arkansas families encounter too many barriers to access nutrition assistance, including low ceilings on participants’ income and assets
Arkansas officials will seek federal permission to prohibit food stamp recipients from purchasing “highly processed, unhealthy junk food” and encourage consumption of more nutritious foods
A bigger conversation is needed about all the ways that modern American life makes it easy for us to make unhealthy choices – regardless of our income level
Sanders said the federal program encourages unhealthy eating and fuels obesity
