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  • Child and Adult Care Food Program meals served and percent free or reduced-price, fiscal years 1989–2022
    9/27/2023
    Child and Adult Care Food Program meals served and percent free or reduced-price, fiscal years 1989–2022
  • Total spending on USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs fell in FY 2022, but still higher than before pandemic
    6/21/2023
    Total spending on USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs fell in FY 2022, but still higher than before pandemic
  • Federal spending on food assistance reached record high of $182.5 billion in 2021
    6/23/2022
    Federal spending on food assistance reached record high of $182.5 billion in 2021
  • Infants in USDA’s WIC Program consumed an estimated 56 percent of U.S. infant formula in 2018
    5/23/2022
    Infants in USDA’s WIC Program consumed an estimated 56 percent of U.S. infant formula in 2018
  • From 2015 to 2019, decreased supermarket access led some U.S. census tracts to be newly categorized as LILA Using Vehicle Access
    6/17/2021
    From 2015 to 2019, decreased supermarket access led some U.S. census tracts to be newly categorized as LILA Using Vehicle Access
  • Food Access Research Atlas (FARA) lets users map specific low-income, low-access areas, such as this snapshot of San Bernardino County, CA, in 2019
    6/17/2021
    Food Access Research Atlas (FARA) lets users map specific low-income, low-access areas, such as this snapshot of San Bernardino County, CA, in 2019
  • A comparison of the number of census tracts in San Bernardino County, CA, that are LILA Using Vehicle Access from 2015 to 2019
    6/17/2021
    A comparison of the number of census tracts in San Bernardino County, CA, that are LILA Using Vehicle Access from 2015 to 2019
  • Participation and program expenditures for SNAP continue to fall
    4/4/2018
    Participation and program expenditures for SNAP continue to fall
  • Households that were food insecure at least once during 5-year period, by number of years of food insecurity
    9/7/2016
    Households that were food insecure at least once during 5-year period, by number of years of food insecurity
  • Federal support for nutrition research increasingly focuses on obesity
    6/16/2015
    Federal support for nutrition research increasingly focuses on obesity
  • Food and nutrition assistance expenditures by program, FY 2014
    3/20/2015
    Food and nutrition assistance expenditures by program, FY 2014
  • More than a fourth of all households underwent at least one change in eligibility for the National School Lunch Program in the late 1990s. . .
    4/22/2014
    More than a fourth of all households underwent at least one change in eligibility for the National School Lunch Program in the late 1990s. . .
  • Income volatility of lowest income households was double that of highest income households
    4/22/2014
    Income volatility of lowest income households was double that of highest income households
  • SNAP participants' sodium intake lower than non-participants, though still higher than recommended
    12/3/2013
    SNAP participants' sodium intake lower than non-participants, though still higher than recommended
  • FANRP-sponsored research spans wide array of topics
    11/12/2013
    FANRP-sponsored research spans wide array of topics
  • The percentange of SNAP-recipient households with very low food security increased from 2009 to 2011; low-income non-SNAP households were not similiarly affected
    10/23/2013
    The percentange of SNAP-recipient households with very low food security increased from 2009 to 2011; low-income non-SNAP households were not similiarly affected
  • Between 1999-2001 and 2009-2011, food insecurity was essentially unchanged in nine States and up in the rest
    6/25/2013
    Between 1999-2001 and 2009-2011, food insecurity was essentially unchanged in nine States and up in the rest
  • SNAP gives participants a boost in whole-fruit consumption
    6/6/2013
    SNAP gives participants a boost in whole-fruit consumption
  • During economic downturns, more children receive free and reduced-price school lunches
    5/30/2013
    During economic downturns, more children receive free and reduced-price school lunches
  • SNAP participants spend more time in grocery shopping and meal preparation than others, less time eating
    8/14/2012
    SNAP participants spend more time in grocery shopping and meal preparation than others, less time eating
  • SNAP benefits mitigated increases in severity of child poverty during the 2007-09 recession
    7/10/2012
    SNAP benefits mitigated increases in severity of child poverty during the 2007-09 recession
  • The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) accounted for 72 percent of USDA's domestic food assistance in FY 2010 (billions)
    3/13/2012
    The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) accounted for 72 percent of USDA's domestic food assistance in FY 2010 (billions)
  • Middle-income households made biggest cuts to food spending during recession
    9/14/2011
    Middle-income households made biggest cuts to food spending during recession