OK to buy soda with food stamps?

http://www.grist.org/food/2011-08-23-you-shouldnt-be-able-to-use-food-stamps-to-get-soda On Friday, the USDA rejected New York City's proposal to restrict the use of food stamps to buy soda. According to The New York Times, there was much rejoicing:

The decision was a victory for the soft-drink industry, which had lobbied against the proposal, and for advocates for the poor and underfed, who had argued that the government should not stigmatize them by taking away their right to shop like other consumers...