Abbott wants to stop allowing benefits to spend on unhealthy foods

In Texas this week, Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) asking to ban the purchase of unhealthy food with the benefits of the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The proposal has not yet been approved, however, it has generated debate about what is considered "unhealthy food." The application was sent to the USDA secretariat as part of an effort to "improve the health and quality of life…

Abbott wants to stop allowing benefits to spend on unhealthy foods

Governor Greg Abbott requests a renunciation from the American department of agriculture to prohibit the use of Snap advantages to buy unhealthy and highly transformed foods in Texas. In a Wednesday letter to the Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, Abbott asked for the exemption – which would give the state the possibility of restricting these […] The post Abbott wants to stop allowing benefits to spend on unhealthy foods first appeared on …