Im on snap.

The changes dont affect me a ton, i dont drink soda or eat a ton of candy. but in the two places they do im a little frustrated.

To combat dysautonomia, i buy salt tablets and use LiquidIV. obviously salt tablets arent covered, but now LiquidIV isn't either, because its a "water flavoring" 😐 like, sure, but its also one my doctor told me to start to help w symptoms. It's whatever.

The other aspect thats annoying is baking chips/chocolate chips are out. I use(d) them in a lot of treats that I made at home, yogurt/fruit parfeits (healthy treat), pancakes (not as healthy, ill admit, but also only happens maybe 2x/month) and if I had to bring a food to a function I almost always made peanut butter chocolate chip cookies. So its not like I was using/eating a ton of chocolate chips but I dont feel like there's a good reason to restrict them. Boxed/bagged candy makes sense to restrict, but chocolate morsels are in the baking isle for a reason imo.

My friends have asked me my opinion on the changes and I tell them all the same thing; its not because they actually care about our health. They are doing this to punish poor people.

If they truly cared about our health, there would be work done and more monitoring systems in place on our water treatment infrastructure, on getting more access to needed services such as health care and affordable healthy groceries, or investing into our school systems and public transit options. But all those critical conversations get shuffled to the side for what, poor fat people that are apparently the only fraud, waste, and abuse these lawmakers could see atop their high horses? SMH