EBT Recipient: ‘What’s the Point of Food Stamps If It’s Just for Real Food’

reporter Local News Live ░░░░░░░░ John Kippur explains Clip ░░░░░░░░ MOORE What s the ░░░░░░░░ of food stamps if ░░░░░░░░ s just for real ░░░░░░░░ KIPPUR voice over Kenna ░░░░░░░░ believes she and other ░░░░░░░░ recipients should be able ░░░░░░░░ go into the grocery ░░░░░░░░ and buy whatever they ░░░░░░░░ MOORE That s not ░░░░░░░░ cool Like why do ░░░░░░░░ do that KIPPUR voice ░░░░░░░░ Beginning next year soda ░░░░░░░░ prepackaged sweets prepared dessert ░░░░░░░░ juice with less than ░░░░░░░░ the natural fruit or ░░░░░░░░ juice will not be ░░░░░░░░ to be purchased on ░░░░░░░░ cards MOORE I don ░░░░░░░░ know what Trump is ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ s going on KIPPUR ░░░░░░░░ over Missouri s move ░░░░░░░░ after the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ push to let states ░░░░░░░░ junk food products all ░░░░░░░░ part of their Make ░░░░░░░░ healthy again agenda KIPPUR ░░░░░░░░ the states waiver application ░░░░░░░░ say healthy and nutritious ░░░░░░░░ are more likely to ░░░░░░░░ on the path of ░░░░░░░░ sufficiency They add these ░░░░░░░░ of foods will lead ░░░░░░░░ chronic diseases such as ░░░░░░░░ disease and diabetes KIPPUR ░░░░░░░░ over Governor Mike Kehoe ░░░░░░░░ they re looking to ░░░░░░░░ SNAP to maximize nutritional ░░░░░░░░ for family MOORE thank ░░░░░░░░ I don t got ░░░░░░░░ But the people out ░░░░░░░░ that got kids it ░░░░░░░░ not gonna be cool ░░░░░░░░ voice over Moore says ░░░░░░░░ s more into fruits ░░░░░░░░ veggies but worries about ░░░░░░░░ with kids potentially unable ░░░░░░░░ purchase snacks And others ░░░░░░░░ Arsenio Townsend agree TOWNSEND ░░░░░░░░ adults might want to ░░░░░░░░ something every now and ░░░░░░░░ KIPPUR voice over The ░░░░░░░░ Department of Social Services ░░░░░░░░ snap but told us ░░░░░░░░ that it could not ░░░░░░░░ down specific items purchased ░░░░░░░░ SNAP recipients Townsend boys ░░░░░░░░ will just use cash ░░░░░░░░ buy their favorite candy ░░░░░░░░ TOWNSEND I don t ░░░░░░░░ it will make a ░░░░░░░░ really KIPPUR voice over ░░░░░░░░ state also says they ░░░░░░░░ now working to create ░░░░░░░░ guidelines to ensure the ░░░░░░░░ rule is being followed ░░░░░░░░ St Louis County John ░░░░░░░░