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Food Stamps For Soda: Time To End Billion-Dollar Subsidy For Sugary Drinks?
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 584" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="http://www.hpr2.org/post/food-stamps-soda-time-end-billion-dollar-subsidy-sugary-drinks" target="_blank"><strong>Food Stamps For Soda: Time To End Billion-Dollar Subsidy For Sugary Drinks? - HPR</strong></a></p><p></p><p>If you peer into Americans' grocery carts, you're unlikely to see a mix of foods and beverages that make for an ideal diet. And this is true for many of the nearly 42 million people who receive food stamps, too.</p><p></p><p>According to a<a href="https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/ops/SNAPFoodsTypicallyPurchased-Summary.pdf" target="_blank"> 2016 report</a> from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sweetened beverages, including soda, are among the most commonly purchased items by recipients of the <a href="https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap" target="_blank">Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program</a> — or SNAP.</p><p></p><p>SNAP households spend about 10 percent of food dollars on sugary drinks, which is about three times more than the amount they spend on milk. In New York City alone, <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2010/10/07/130399285/new-york-city-wants-to-ban-food-stamps-for-sodas" target="_blank">as we've reported</a>, this translates into more than $75 million in sugary drink purchases each year that are subsidized by U.S. taxpayers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 584, member: 1"] [URL='http://www.hpr2.org/post/food-stamps-soda-time-end-billion-dollar-subsidy-sugary-drinks'][B]Food Stamps For Soda: Time To End Billion-Dollar Subsidy For Sugary Drinks? - HPR[/B][/URL] If you peer into Americans' grocery carts, you're unlikely to see a mix of foods and beverages that make for an ideal diet. And this is true for many of the nearly 42 million people who receive food stamps, too. According to a[URL='https://fns-prod.azureedge.net/sites/default/files/ops/SNAPFoodsTypicallyPurchased-Summary.pdf'] 2016 report[/URL] from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sweetened beverages, including soda, are among the most commonly purchased items by recipients of the [URL='https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap']Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program[/URL] — or SNAP. SNAP households spend about 10 percent of food dollars on sugary drinks, which is about three times more than the amount they spend on milk. In New York City alone, [URL='https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2010/10/07/130399285/new-york-city-wants-to-ban-food-stamps-for-sodas']as we've reported[/URL], this translates into more than $75 million in sugary drink purchases each year that are subsidized by U.S. taxpayers. [/QUOTE]
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