Resource | Data | Cost Study
USDA Food Plans
USDA produces four food plans outlining practical, nutritious diets at successively higher cost levels: the Thrifty, Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost, and Liberal Food Plans. The Thrifty Food Plan serves as the basis for maximum allotments in SNAP.
08/03/2023
Resource | Data
Nutrient Content of the U.S. Food Supply, 1909-2010
Excel tables present historical data on the nutrient content of the U.S. food supply on the amounts of nutrients per capita per day in food available for consumption and percentage contributions of nutrients by major food groups.
06/09/2014
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2001-0008
State Approval of Sponsored Facilities Applications and Reimbursement to Facilities at the Time of Initial Approval in CACFP
The purpose of this memorandum is to answer questions regarding the requirement at section 226.16(b) that state agencies approve sponsored facilities’ applications for participation in CACFP, and the timing of the initial reimbursements to sponsored facilities in CACFP.
05/14/2001