Should food stamps be used for sweetened drinks?

Joanne_Moniz

I don't think so but the beverage industry is fighting the banning of food stamps for sweetened drinks...


http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2014/june/snap.html



Joanne Moniz
The Skinny on Obesity Group

sarahertzberger

As long as people aren't trying to buy alcohol with it and they're able to feed their families I don't see why it should matter.

Swilla_Swole

If government wants to regulate something, why not go directly after the sweet drink manufacturers. If "its very likely to reduce type-2 diabetes and obesity among low-income Americans" (- See more at: http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2014/june/snap.html#sthash.dLAfgVPp.dpuf), why stop there? Lets reduce type 2 diabetes and obesity for ALL Americans by implementing a Warning label such as the ones on cigarettes, to warn EVERYONE that sugary drinks may cause type 2 diabetes or obesity.

PinkyFett

My opinion, what business is it of yours what people spend their benefits on as long as they're not breaking laws?

cholepapi

I grew up with them and we were literally poor. That suger drink was valued in the house and it was in small quantities. As a matter of fact it wasn't enough for all of us that I used to sit next to the trash and ask the kids for their uneaten burgers they were about to toss. I can go on and on about this but I'm not. I can't stand people who abuse the system when their is real poor people out there who indeed need it.

dieter1200

People should be able to buy what they want. It is a waste of resources to police peoples diets. Next it will be coffee (not a nutrient dense food) or bags of sugar (not a nutrient dense food) someone might use to make kool-aid or bake a birthday cake with.

catecholamine

Leave them alone. What about diet drinks? Should they not be allowed to be purchased with food stamps? People should be able to buy what food they want. If that's coke for their kid's birthday party, then fine. Food stamps aren't much money anyway, so if you waste your money on drinks, you wont have it for food. The government shouldn't be the food police.

EricJonrosh

There should be no food stamps.

ybee1991

Who cares?

_HeartsOnFire_

I imagine that would include soy milk and almond milk, since there is both a sweetened and unsweetened version.

Who cares as long as they aren't breaking laws!

SUGAR IS NOT THE DEVIL.

devil_in_a_blue_dress

Yes, ever the same, MFP. Ever the same.

KylaDenay

who cares

Dr__Girlfriend

Policing other people's grocery baskets is like the epitome of a Nanny State.

Derpes

There should be no food stamps.

Exactly.

We should let the poor and disabled starve, damn it!

1princesswarrior

I imagine that would include soy milk and almond milk, since there is both a sweetened and unsweetened version.

Who cares as long as they aren't breaking laws!

SUGAR IS NOT THE DEVIL.

Carol_

You can't target one group of people. Education is the answer, not regulation.

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Derpes

SUGAR IS DANGEROUS!!!

_HeartsOnFire_

There should be no food stamps.

Exactly.

We should let the poor and disabled starve, damn it!

And after that we should get rid of the free lunch programs at school. I mean, kids shouldn't eat if they can't support themselves. /sarcasm

Carol_

That's sad. Most families use food stamps the best way they can. For people in need, food stamps alone are not even enough.

sowich25

If on welfare Absolutley not. All thier food should not be proceed either. Food stamps were created to help people not enable them to be lazy. If they want to buy junk then go get a job. I shouldnt have to pay for you to eat horrible and stay home become fat and then have that be the next reason I have to pay more taxes.

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Derpes

If on welfare Absolutley not. All thier food should not be proceed either. Food stamps were created to help people not enable them to be lazy. If they want to buy junk then go get a job. I shouldnt have to pay for you to eat horrible and stay home become fat and then have that be the next reason I have to pay more taxes.

Go tell one of the 900,000 military veterans on food stamps what they can and cannot buy.

inskydiamonds

If on welfare Absolutley not. All thier food should not be proceed either. Food stamps were created to help people not enable them to be lazy. If they want to buy junk then go get a job. I shouldnt have to pay for you to eat horrible and stay home become fat and then have that be the next reason I have to pay more taxes.

Because drinking soda on occasion is horrible and therefore means someone is lazy? Or does it make them lazy? Does it make them lazier than if they drink water? OH NO!

Please. That's a silly argument.

Cranquistador

If on welfare Absolutley not. All thier food should not be proceed either. Food stamps were created to help people not enable them to be lazy. If they want to buy junk then go get a job. I shouldnt have to pay for you to eat horrible and stay home become fat and then have that be the next reason I have to pay more taxes.

the hell?

_HeartsOnFire_

If on welfare Absolutley not. All thier food should not be proceed either. Food stamps were created to help people not enable them to be lazy. If they want to buy junk then go get a job. I shouldnt have to pay for you to eat horrible and stay home become fat and then have that be the next reason I have to pay more taxes.

Go tell one of the 900,000 military veterans on food stamps what they can and cannot buy.

This...I dare ya!

SLLRunner

I don't think so but the beverage industry is fighting the banning of food stamps for sweetened drinks...


http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2014/june/snap.html



Joanne Moniz
The Skinny on Obesity Group

Yes. Because there is nothing wrong with sweetened drinks.

CallyBeth08

People should be able to buy what they want. It is a waste of resources to police peoples diets. Next it will be coffee (not a nutrient dense food) or bags of sugar (not a nutrient dense food) someone might use to make kool-aid or bake a birthday cake with.

I'm don't think we should police their diets, but if they don't know how to live right, we are paying even more taxes on medicaid they receive. I wish they would have something like free nutrition seminars, and free gym passes to go with (Along with EBT benefits). This way people are educated on how to keep themselves and their families healthy. Maybe some sort of incentive when buying groceries of the healthier sort. Just a thought.

I work retail and see the 'bad apples' who buy buggies and buggies full of soda, that they plan to just sell to convenience stores in the area. Though I think people should be able to buy what they want with the stamps they have, I also think there should be a limit to the amount of certain products that you're allowed to buy. "Limit 2 per customer" kind of thing. I believe it would cut down on the amount of wrongful EBT Use.

delicious_cocktail

This thread is like the best of both worlds, except it's like seven or eight worlds' worth of best. Nice job, sugar.

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ninerbuff

I don't think so but the beverage industry is fighting the banning of food stamps for sweetened drinks...


http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2014/june/snap.html



Joanne Moniz
The Skinny on Obesity Group

More than likely because you liken sweetened drinks to drugs. You're biased against anything with added sugar.

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