Summary
House Republicans are considering a 20% cut to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, impacting over 22 million households, as part of a $5 trillion deficit reduction plan.
The proposed changes to SNAP would save $247 billion over a decade by rolling back a Biden-era increase tied to the USDA’s “thrifty food plan.”
Critics argue the cuts could harm vulnerable populations and reduce demand for food production, while Republicans view the changes as a way to curb spending and encourage employment.
As a vegetarian, absolutely nothing. I know vegans are encouraged to supplement with B-12 as there may be a deficiency otherwise, unless they eat vegetables grown in soil and don’t wash them. Which I think applies to almost no one, including vegans.
I supplement B-12 - my understanding is that omnivores probably should as well. I also add vitamin D, esp. in the winter months, but neither of those I do because of being a vegetarian.
When it comes to iron, I specifically started looking for multivitamins that explicitly say they DO NOT have iron (even if I only take one weekly typically) because apparently too much iron is very much a problem and I think the typical multi has way too much, and I’ve never had any sort of anemia. In fact, once I dropped all the meat, I had a lot more energy, so I’ve never really worried about getting too little iron.