Missouri cut aid for fruit and vegetable purchases after SNAP junk food push

By: Steph Quinn

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 1,340

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Missouri lawmakers spent part of this year’s legislative session arguing that the state should steer low-income families away from buying candy, soda and desserts with public benefits.

Then they passed a budget that eliminates $2 million for a program designed to help those same families buy more fruits and vegetables.

Double Up Food Bucks, run by the Mid-America Regional Council in Missouri and Kansas, allows people enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or …

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