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New York City
fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

Bye, bye dyes and diet soda: NYC making big menu changes at public schools, hospitals and senior programs | amNewYork

New York City will strengthen municipal meal standards by increasing healthy foods and banning diet sodas, food dyes, and low/no-calorie sweeteners for all ages.
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Bring on the 'MAHA Boxes'

(Kush Desai, a deputy White House press secretary, told me that the leaked report should be disregarded as "speculative literature.") But MAHA boxes are also referenced in the budget request that President Donald Trump sent Congress in May. In that document, MAHA boxes full of "commodities sourced from domestic farmers and given directly to American households" are proposed as an option for elderly Americans who already get free packages of shelf-stable goods from the government.
Public health
fromNatural Health News
3 months ago

Nebraska makes history as first state to ban soda, energy drinks from food stamps

Nebraska's ban on soda and energy drinks for SNAP purchases signifies a significant health policy change aimed at reducing obesity.
SF food
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

More states to ban soda, junk food purchases with food stamps, Trump Agriculture secretary says

The Trump administration is eliminating junk food from food stamp programs through new waivers, marking a historic change in SNAP policy.
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