FNS Documents & Resources

Presentation at the WIC EBT Users Group Meeting San Diego, California November 3, 2009.

The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) Food Prices Database presents the cost of these consumed foods for 2003-04. It shows the actual cost of an apple consumed, the cost of a glass of juice drunk, the cost of lasagna eaten, etc. For example, did you know that when you purchase a whole chicken and only consume the meat, your price per pound eaten is actually twice the price per pound purchased? This is because the weight of the skin and bones is about half of the whole chicken purchased. The information in this database should be of interest to nutrition educators and economists who wish to compare relative prices of different foods as consumed, rather than the purchase price.

This session is intended to introduce students to a working knowledge of dietary fiber as defined by the Institute of Medicine and the data series used to report trends on how much nutrients and other food components are available for consumption, on a per person and per day basis.

Presentation at the WIC EBT Users Group Meeting Nov. 3, 2007.

Recently, the method used to calculate the number of individuals eligible for the WIC program was evaluated and an improved methodology was developed.