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Nearly two-thirds of kids have caffeine in their diet, the CDC says. It’s not all coming from soda.

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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nearly two-thirds of American children aged 2-19 have caffeine in their diet. On any given day, kids consume an average of 19.4 milligrams of caffeine, which is about two-thirds of what’s in a can of Coke, according to the report released Thursday.  … Read more

America’s cheapest city to grab a cheeseburger, fries and soda isn’t where you’d expect

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A cheeseburger, fries and a soda remain one of America’s classic comfort meals, but what Americans pay for that combo depends heavily on where they live, according to the so-called Cheeseburger Index. A new DoorDash State of Local Commerce report, which compares the average price of a … Read more

Walmart is lowering prices on thousands of items, including beef, soda and household goods

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Walmart is lowering prices on thousands of products, including beef, Coca-Cola and laundry detergent, saying the cuts are aimed at reducing the costs of seasonal summer items. The largest U.S. retailer on Monday said the price cuts will be available in its stores and in Sam’s Club locations, on Walmart.com, SamsClub.com, and through the Walmart … Read more

Arkansas to ban using SNAP for candy, soda despite recent court ruling

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Arkansas is moving forward with its plan to ban government food aid from being used to buy candy and soda beginning on Wednesday, even though a federal judge ruled last week that similar restrictions in other states violated federal law. Announcing the plan on Monday, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders cited an urgent need to combat … Read more

Hot chicken is OK, but soda isn’t? Battle over SNAP scrambles red-blue politics.

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Move over, left versus right. Welcome, rotisserie chicken versus Coca-Cola. A food fight over restrictions on government nutrition assistance is generating controversies and court battles, all while scrambling traditional political boundary lines.  Legislators across the country, in states both red and blue, have spent the second Trump administration passing unprecedented restrictions and exceptions to the … Read more

Trump administration can’t block SNAP recipients in 5 states from buying soda and candy, judge rules

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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s effort to let states bar SNAP recipients from using their food benefits to buy soft drinks and candy, ruling the Agriculture Department lacked the authority to approve the restrictions. Earlier this year, multiple states received approval from the Agriculture Department to enact the ban, with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy … Read more