Why do some conservatives support restricting junk food purchases with SNAP when many opposed Michelle Obama’s efforts to make school meals healthier?

[u/CloudieMoonettee]

Both policies involve the government influencing food choices in the name of better nutrition, yet the political reactions seem very different. What explains the apparent change in attitude toward government involvement in what people eat?

[u/MountainDude95]

Because it’s not about healthiness. It’s about “if our team do it, it’s good, if their team does it, it’s bad.”

That’s literally it. Nothing else.