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Kids are experiencing the same diseases now as alcoholics because of the high sugar consumption. 22% of calories now come from beverages, which is twice as high as it was in 1965. Prevention is the key. The USDA appears to want to perpetuate this.

https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2015/march/restricting-sugar-sweetened-beverages-from-snap-purchases-not-likely-to-lower-consumption/

Kids are experiencing the same diseases now as alcoholics because of the high sugar consumption. 22% of calories now come from beverages, which is twice as high as it was in 1965. Prevention is the key. The USDA appears to want to perpetuate this. https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2015/march/restricting-sugar-sweetened-beverages-from-snap-purchases-not-likely-to-lower-consumption/

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[–] • 3 pts

Honestly, if we're going to have these programs, there should only be a half dozen items in the permitted list. Cheese, meat, rice, bread, and raw, unprocessed cereals and beans.

If they want anything beyond that, they need to earn it.

[–] • 1 pt

meat

Ever been to BBQ with a Mexican? An ex gf had some Mexican friends come over for a BBQ, they pull up in a, bondo-ed up, jalopy, seats torn out, yadda yadda.

pulled out a cooler with probably $500+ of steak in it. like most beaners they had a brood of kids and I'm sure got fat gibs.

if meat is on the program it should be limited to ground beef chubs or whole chickens

[–] • 0 pt

If they said the meat must be chicken or turkey, I'd be okay with that.

[–] • 1 pt

agreed, though SNAP is supposed to be supplemental. There is an argument that meat shouldn't be approved at all (I'm on the fence).

The idea would be they have to work for meat, but they can be supplemented cheap food like potatoes, rice beans.