| Title | Comment Period End Date |
|---|---|
| Proposed Rule - Updated Staple Food Stocking Standards for Retailers in SNAP |
This webinar provides an in-depth explanation of the FDPIR shelter/utility deduction and calculation of net monthly income.
This webinar was held for FDPIR administering agencies to talk about the FDPIR provisions in the Food Distribution Programs: Improving Access and Parity Final Rule (89 FR 87228).
Materials in the USDA Foods programs' sharing galleries are shared to help agencies provide more nutrition and food information to CSFP and FDPIR participants. This page explains the inclusion criteria for recipes to be included in the sharing galleries.
FDPIR administering agencies are responsible for providing nutrition education to participants. Federal administrative funding is available for these activities, which can include individual nutrition counseling, cooking demonstrations, nutrition classes, and the dissemination of information on how USDA Foods may be used to contribute to a nutritious diet.
Healthy Eating Index scores range from 0 to 100 and are a measure of diet quality used to assess how well a set of foods aligns with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. A higher score is ideal. The FDPIR Food Package scores an 84. This is higher than the average U.S. diet, which scores a 59.
Meeting and conference call notes from the FDPIR Food Package Review Work Group.
USDA Foods from Farm to Plate e-letters feature resources, news, and best practices, rotating our monthly focus between a trio of program-specific e-letters.
Use a food thermometer to check for the safe minimum internal temperature.
The USDA Foods Nutrition Education Resource Library provides program-specific, nutrition education resources for FDPIR administering agencies.
The Integrated Food Management System replaces the legacy, Automated Inventory System. IFMS consolidates food distribution transactions into a seamless, easy-to-use cloud-based platform.