MAHA (Bobby Kennedy) bans soda pop from SNAP.

Colorado is the first blue state to have a waiver approved for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that limits the ability to buy soda and other sugary beverages, set to go into effect in March 2026.

“Colorado is one of the healthiest states in the nation and has the lowest obesity rate of any state. Sadly, even Colorado’s lowest obesity rate of 24.9% is too high, and obesity endangers and shortens the lives of too many Coloradans,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said in a Monday release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

What Happened: Six more states agree to remove junk food from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

On Monday, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins joined Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA), HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , FDA Administrator Martin Makary, and Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R-WV) in calling for more states to remove junk food from the list of food options low-income families can receive under SNAP, also known as the government’s ‘food stamp’ program.

Rollins signed waivers for six new states: Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Colorado, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. Five states had previously been granted such waivers – Utah, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, and Nebraska

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Dianna Spencer August 5, 2025 at 12:15pm

Colorado is the first blue state to have a waiver approved for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that limits the ability to buy soda and other sugary beverages, set to go into effect in March 2026.

“Colorado is one of the healthiest states in the nation and has the lowest obesity rate of any state. Sadly, even Colorado’s lowest obesity rate of 24.9% is too high, and obesity endangers and shortens the lives of too many Coloradans,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said in a Monday release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

What Happened: Six more states agree to remove junk food from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

On Monday, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins joined Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA), HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , FDA Administrator Martin Makary, and Gov. Patrick Morrisey (R-WV) in calling for more states to remove junk food from the list of food options low-income families can receive under SNAP, also known as the government’s ‘food stamp’ program.

Rollins signed waivers for six new states: Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Colorado, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. Five states had previously been granted such waivers – Utah, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, and Nebraska
Wm August 5, 2025 at 7:58am

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