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The proposed changes would ban using SNAP funds for processed foods and drinks where sugar is a primary ingredient.

Reeves also requested that hot prepared chicken, such as rotisserie chicken, be made eligible for purchase with SNAP benefits.

The governor stated that welfare benefits should be for those in desperate, temporary need and should fund nutritious meals.

Gov. Tate Reeves, according to a statement from his office, has requested a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to ban the purchase of unhealthy processed foods and beverages using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP benefits.

Additionally, Reeves requested a waiver allowing the purchase of hot prepared chicken using SNAP benefits.

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