The ‘N’ in SNAP Means Nutrition
17th May 2025
The “N” in SNAP stands for nutrition. The point of the whole program is to help poor Americans eat and not forgo nutrition as result of insufficient funds to buy food. So why should government funds be used to purchase foods that are not fundamental to meeting the requirements of basic nutrition?
The program is funded by the federal government but administered by the states.
Because, as we all know, nutrition is TOTALLY the responsibility of the Federal government – and the Federal taxpayer.
According to the Foundation for Government Accountability, “Soda is the number one commodity purchased with food stamps. More food stamp money is spent on soda, candy, snacks, ice cream, and cakes than on fruit, vegetables, eggs, pasta, beans, and rice. Purchases of sweetened beverages, desserts, salty snacks, and candy exceed the program’s combined sales of fruits and vegetables by $9.4 billion a year.”
FGA goes on to point out that the incidence of obesity is higher among food stamp recipients than among those not on food stamps at similar income levels and that food stamp participants are “more likely to be at very high or extremely high risk” of the many health problems that result from obesity.
Have you ever noticed how you never see an obese Asian? (Except maybe Sumo wrestlers, which is a special case.)
What do they know that you don’t?