Oklahoma Requests Soda, Candy Be Excluded From Food Stamp Purchases

The request was filed as part of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s ‘Make Oklahoma Healthy Again ’campaign.

A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed in a grocery store in Brooklyn, New York, on Dec. 5, 2019. Scott Heins/Getty Images

Oklahoma has become the latest state to request federal permission to exclude soft drinks and candy from the list of items that can be purchased through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced on June 26.

Stitt made the announcement during an event at the state Capitol, alongside Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as part of his “Make Oklahoma Healthy Again” (MOHA) campaign.