When referring to a soft drink, do you say pop, soda, or Coke? Your stance on the centuries-long debate reveals more about your roots than your flavor preference. In some states, ordering a "Coke" ...

New USDA rules will ban SNAP recipients in Florida from buying soda, energy drinks, and candy starting in April 2026. At least 18 states will implement new restrictions on what can be purchased with ...

Starting New Year's Day, some food-stamp recipients around the U.S. will be banned from using the government nutrition assistance to buy candy, soda and other foods. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and ...

Millions of SNAP recipients are about to face new limitations on what they can use the federal assistance program to buy, including bans on soda, energy drinks and candy, according to the U.S.

Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, ...

More than a dozen states have signed SNAP Food Restriction Waivers banning the use of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds for “non-nutritious items like soda and candy." Starting ...

Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, ...

Five states will implement new restrictions on eligible foods for SNAP benefits recipients starting Jan. 1 Getty The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has encouraged states to approve SNAP Food ...

As we settle into 2026 with our wellness goals, the healthy soda trend continues. Pepsi launched its prebiotic-packed soda in fall 2025, following its $1.95 billion acquisition of the prebiotic soda ...

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