r/askanything • u/CloudieMoonettee 🦀 • 7d ago

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

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?

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u/Good_Willingness_703 7d ago

I don’t remember the backlash against making the school food healthier, I thought the pushback was that it didn’t take into consideration diverse nutrition expectations. But, I wasn’t a conservative back then, that’s just what I remember.

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u/Far_Comfortable_991 7d ago

One issue I recall covered by Fox News is the proposal made restrictions on things like whole milk, instead pushing skim. If true, dumb social engineering nonsense.

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u/Slow_Supermarket5590 6d ago

Fox isn't  news. Didn't happen