Under the Trump administration, 12 states have successfully changed the rules on purchasing unhealthy foods using SNAP.

Utah’s waiver prohibits using SNAP benefits to purchase “soft drinks,” defined as “a nonalcoholic beverage that is made with carbonated water and that is flavored and sweetened with sugar ...

FILE - Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Feb. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, file) ...

What they found: The cuts could cost Utah 7,500 jobs in 2026 alone, with a $727 million loss to the state's GDP and about $51.3 million in lost state and local tax revenue, researchers estimate.

Households receiving SNAP benefits: 22,204,728 Annual SNAP benefits received: $93,844,540,000 Poverty rate: 12.5% Population: 340,212,000 Households: 132,216,000 ...

Utah’s SNAP restrictions, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2026, don’t go as far as other states.

Utah is taking legal action against Snap (NYSE:SNAP), claiming the platform’s design intentionally hooks young users and exposes them to dangers like drug sales and “sextortion”—all in the ...