SNAP Benefits Face New Food Restrictions in 2026

18 States to Restrict Soda, Candy From SNAP

18 states are restricting SNAP purchases of soda and candy to promote healthier eating.

Florida leads new wave of SNAP junk food restrictions as 18 states prepare changes in 2026

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USDA grants SNAP waivers to 6 new states - Food Politics by Marion Nestle

The USDA just announced the addition of six states to the list of waivers that allow them to restrict soft drinks and sometime other foods and drinks from what SNAP recipients can buy with their benefits (they can still buy these things with their own money), Secretary Rollins Signs Six New State Waivers to Make America Healthy Again by Removing Unhealthy Foods from SNAP in Hawai‘i, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee…

SNAP Benefits Face New Food Restrictions in 2026

Starting in 2026, millions of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit recipients will face stricter limits on what foods and drinks they can buy with their monthly benefits. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a growing number of state-level food restriction waivers that bar the use of SNAP funds for specific non-nutritious items such as soda, candy, energy drinks, sweetened beverages and certain processed des…