“Welfare benefits are a hand-up for those in desperate, temporary need,” said Governor Tate Reeves. “When taxpayers fund these things, they do so strategically. They're trying to help their neighbors into a better life – a more fulfilling one. That means a job you can be proud of, and a lifestyle that is healthy: on a physical and spiritual level.
“In a nation that is printing money daily just to make our debt payments, it doesn't make sense to throw your tax money at anything other than the true necessities. So it makes no sense at all to fund sugar instead of hearty nutritious meals. That's why we're amending our food stamp rules to allow good sustaining food like rotisserie chickens and disallow sugary candy and drinks. If the first ingredient is sugar or corn syrup, it won't be available with taxpayer money any more. This has been approved by the Trump administration in 12 states, and I expect Mississippi to be the next. It's just common sense.”
Once Governor Reeves’ request is approved by the USDA, processed foods that list sugar, cane sugar, corn syrup or high fructose corn syrup as the first two ingredients will be prohibited for purchase using SNAP benefits. This excludes granulated sugar, raw sugar, and other single-ingredient sugars used for cooking and baking.
Beverages that list carbonated water and sugar, cane sugar, corn syrup or high fructose corn syrup as the first two ingredients will also be prohibited for purchase using SNAP benefits. Beverages that list aspartame or other low- or noncaloric sweeteners as the first two ingredients will remain eligible for purchase. Hot prepared chicken will now also be eligible for purchase using SNAP benefits. This includes items like rotisserie and non-fried, non-breaded chicken. Mississippi will also collaborate with the Double Up Food Bucks Program to encourage and increase the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables when hot prepared chicken is purchased. Governor Reeves’ waiver requests are in line with the Trump administration and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s mission to Make America Healthy Again.
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It's about damned time. Get that crap out of the public schools, too.
Applaud the move but also wonder why it took so long.
LBC comes out against in 3 ... 2 ... 1
"Banning junk food from SNAP purchases should be step one."
This was a comment from someone yesterday on the fitness test post
but, but, but, that's mean
so junk food prices will finally come down but bagged cooked chicken will skyrocket.........yes. We are paying more for food because half our people on stamps.
Great. I'm not happy until Bennie isn't happy.
He just banned peanut butter. Second ingredient is sugar. As it does not say raw sugar. This will go over well. Yes, it has sugar but the Food Nazis will howl about the Food of the Millennium. A PBJ sammich. But I guess Worm Brain’s heroin was healthy.
The USDA isn’t just funding any sugar. It is CORN Sugar! Tater Tot hates Mississippi corn farmers! Farm Families of Mississippi should remember that Tater wants your family to do without while others can get hot chickens!
This should have been done 25 years ago, before 42.5% of Mississippians became obese, waddled &/or faced consequences of diabetes type 2. Sometimes I count the extreme overweight people in the grocery store vs healthy looking weight. Usually it's 5 or 7 to 1. Most of the overweight are women. I say a hasty prayer for the worst of them, that they can find a path to a healthier lifestyle. But many must feel if it's for sale, it must be OK.
Natural peanut butter has peanuts and salt, no sugar. Plus it needs no refrigeration.
Most are women because they usually do the grocery shopping.
How is Bennie going to keep his people fat, dumb, and happy?
Corn Farmers don't put corn syrup in peanut butter. I love adding fresh corn I cut off the cob to home made soup, towards the end of cooking.
President Trump and Governor Reeves would do more to fight the obesity epidemic if they signed Exexutive Orders to fund Wegovy shots just like they did the covid clotshot!
He just got his marching orders. Tater doesn't sneeze without permission from afar.
Just keeps getting worse for MS EBT folks
Seriously? Please substantiate this comment with reliable evidence, not your own opinion.
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I grocery shop at Kroger, Walmart and Costco. It's close to between 60/40 to 50/50 women and men. I shop because I cook now after my wife cooked 30 years and wants no more of it. In all 3 stores, obese women dominate.
Even junk food can be healthier. I discovered Boulder Classic Potato chips at Costco with only Potatoes, Avocado oil and sea salt as ingredients. Best chips I ever had.
"If the first ingredient is sugar or corn syrup, it won't be available with taxpayer money any more."
If the first ingredient is bourbon or scotch, ban it from the capitol and the governor's mansion.
I understand the logic, but he's taken it too far with breaded chicken. Chicken nuggets/tenders are all some kids will eat.
Now, off to Costco to find some Boulder chips. Thanks for the tip Krusatyr.
Walmart, Kroger etc. also sell rotisserie chicken and prepared lunches and other "healthy" foods. So they will still make their money. That's the important thing.
I'm thinking the Gov enjoys a little junk food now and then (all the time).
Always check the sodium content listed on the label for rotisserie chicken, as it is usually very high They are cooking it for taste, not health. One way they attempt to make the sodium level per serving appear smaller is by inflating how many servings there are. Mac's in Ridgeland has very good rotisserie chicken IMO.
Check the ingredients on the packaged breaded chicken and see how healthy you think it is. Buy raw and learn to cook.
There are no more true "rotisserie chickens". Grocery stores and Costco are selling baked/roasted chickens. You can tell by looking at the bottom of the chicken which is white, not brown, like the top. This remains an economical, healthier choice, compared to fried chicken pieces. Bones, skin and gristle can be simmered 3 hours with bay leaves to make 2 quarts of chicken stock.
I’m sure coke, Pepsi and little Debbie have no trouble being removed from the EBT program, what with all their lobbying money to be on there in the first place. At most this is state govt wanting their cut
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