Absolutely.
And that should apply to ALL junk food.
Government hand outs should absolutely come with strings attached. Want government freebies? Then take the restrictions.
Absolutely. I work in retail and the size of some of these inner city kids and their parents is unreal. And the items in their carts if the worst crap imaginable. Not good.
“Absolutely.
“And that should apply to ALL junk food.”
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So much of the American diet is obscenely overloaded, if not with cane sugar or high-fructose corn syrup (like soda), then with carbohydrates which are so high on the glycemic index as to be chemically indistinguishable from sugar once they hit the stomache and start being digested.
It would be good if stores and restaurants would begin increasing options, either for people who have quit the noted diet due to a diagnosis of pre-diabetes, or full blown Type II diabetes, or for people who are trying to avoid such diagnoses, or simply keep their weight down.
Yes!! The ban should apply to all junk foods! Cookies, chips, candy etc!!!! You want SNAP benefits to “feed the children “ then only nutritious foods like proteins, vegetables, fruits, eggs,cheese, pasta,soup, juices, milk etc are allowed for SNAP money! If you want your kid to have cookies and chips, how about skipping your nail appointment and using your own cash for your kid’s treats!
Where it all get confusing is how to define each individual item, which of the almost countless drinks is a soft drink, what is officially junk food and it must include the endless number of food items, and so on, the effort to restrict foods can only work to a point before the complexity overwhelms it.
There could also be a category for those temporarily on snap versus those on it permanently, (seniors, disabled, handicapped, etc.) if on it permanently they need to be able to live their own life in regard to food, with variety and personal choices and adaptations to different stages of their lives and health, for instance a new instruction from the doctor, or the inability to keep some foods down, or elderly loss of appetite and wanting to live on cheez whiz and potato chips.