Arkansas has moved forward with banning the purchases of candy and soda with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps.

Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was one of the first governors in the nation to submit a waiver to the federal government, asking for approval to limit SNAP. This week, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins approved the waiver.

“This approval sends a clear message: President Trump and his administration are tackling America’s chronic disease epidemic, and Arkansas stands with him in that fight,” Sanders said of the approval, as first reported by The Daily Signal.

“I am incredibly grateful for Secretary Rollins’ quick approval of our waiver. Arkansas leads the nation in getting unhealthy, ultra-processed foods off food stamps and helping our most vulnerable citizens lead healthier lives,” she added.

Rollins has previously said she’s working closely with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to advance the “Make America Healthy Again” movement. Kennedy, the figurehead of the MAHA movement, has called sugar “poison,” led the phasing out of petroleum-based food dyes, and encouraged states to limit SNAP.

Nebraska, another red state, has also been approved by the federal government to limit SNAP purchases to healthier options.

The Daily Wire spoke to Sanders earlier this month about Arkansas becoming a leading state in the MAHA movement. On SNAP limitations, Sanders said it only makes sense.

“It’s crazy to think that you can use food stamps to purchase soft drinks and candy, but not a hot rotisserie chicken,” she told The Daily Wire in a video interview. “The very definition of SNAP, if you look at the second word, it’s ‘nutrition.’” 

“There’s nothing nutritional about candy bars and Cokes,” she continued. “So making sure that we are actually helping the people who really need it, and help incentivize healthier choices is something we have to do.”

“The food stamp program is a $119 billion federally run program, but about $27 billion of that are spent on candy, soft drinks, and unhealthy desserts and snacks,” Sanders said. “So we are literally helping fund the epidemic crisis that we have going on of unhealthy lifestyles in our country, when we’re supposed to be helping these recipients of the food SNAP program.”

“We can and we have to do a better job,” the Republican added. “I’m proud of the fact that Arkansas is again leading the way.” 

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