The Trump administration has eliminated SNAP-Ed, a $536 million-a-year nutrition education programme, even as it promotes its "Make America Healthy Again" agenda aimed at reducing consumption of ultra-processed foods. The programme was scrapped when President Trump signed the Republican tax and spending bill HR 1 into law, ending federal support for cooking classes, farmers' markets and school nutrition lessons that reached roughly 1.8 million low-income Americans annually. Nutrition experts and advocates have called the move contradictory, arguing it undermines the administration's own stated health goals.

Republicans, including Representative Glenn Thompson, defended the cut by pointing to a 2019 Government Accountability Office report questioning the programme's effectiveness, saying the "data shows it hasn't moved the dial" on public health. Supporters counter that the programme worked: the American SNAP Nutrition Education Association reported 40% of participants increased fruit intake, 34% increased vegetable consumption and 23% became more physically active, while a study in Illinois found it returned $5.36 to $9.54 for every dollar spent. Organisations such as Leah's Pantry, which drew 90% of its funding from SNAP-Ed, now face sharp cuts to staff and services as a result.