USDA requires stores accepting SNAP to carry more ‘real’ food

Tampa Bay Food Banks Listen: On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture officially required stores that accept food stamps to carry more “real” food. Stores must now carry seven varieties of items across four categories of staple foods: protein, grains, dairy, and fruits and vegeta…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #foodstamps
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2638244/usda-requires-stores-accepting-snap-to-carry-more-real-food/

RE: https://flipboard.com/@gothamist/gothamist-igeoft02z/-/a-SSw6eJEgS4-jDxtlgYR_pQ%3Aa%3A3807498986-%2F0

this fucking headline:

they weren't voting against extending food stamp coverage of rotisserie chickens. they had proposals to EXTEND COVERAGE TO ALL HOT, SUPERMARKET PREPARED MEALS

dafuckouttahere

#nyc #foodStamps #welfare #USpol

UPDATE:
the headline is misleading. the 3 from ny wanted to cover ALL HOT FOODS, to include vegetarians.

THE MEASURE PASSED.

am assuming their NO gives them leverage for introducing an amendment to expand benefits. if not, NY WILL HAVE TO SUE.

Proposed N.Y. law would reward restaurants for donating prepared meals

Have you ever wondered what happens to a restaurant’s leftover or unsold food at the end of the day? Food access advocates say it could make a difference if that food were ser…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #donations #foodbanks #FoodEmergency #foodinsecurity #foodstamps #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2620743/proposed-n-y-law-would-reward-restaurants-for-donating-prepared-meals/

The Trump Administration Has Changed Almost Every Aspect of Food Stamps

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/us/trump-administration-food-stamps.html

#Starbucks engaging in regressive bargaining, intentionally not giving enough hours for #HealthCare, forcing employees to rely on #Medicaid to survive

https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2026/04/starbucks-bargaining-backwards-baristas-say

#union #unions #boycott #coffee #strike #strikes #inflation #CostOfLiving #FoodStamps #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar