Rewards Program Encourages SNAP Recipients to Make Healthy Choices [pewtrusts.org]

Alicia Doktor 3/1/1812:00 PM

Cities and states are trying new ways to entice food stamp recipients to eat their fruits and vegetables.

One approach that’s gaining popularity: offering rebates to low-income families when they buy fresh produce. A program in Massachusetts was so popular that it ran out of rebate money and had to be suspended.

By rewarding food stamp recipients for making healthy choices, advocates hope to encourage low-income people to eat more fruits and vegetables.

[For more on this story by Teresa Wiltz, go to http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/re...make-healthy-choices]

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