Resource | Report
2012 Expenditures on Children By Families
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its annual report, Expenditures on Children by Families, also known as the Cost of Raising a Child. The report shows that a middle-income family with a child born in 2012 can expect to spend about $241,080 ($301,970 adjusted for projected inflation) for food, shelter, and other necessities associated with child-rearing expenses over the next 17 years.
08/14/2013
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0004
Separation of Vegetables/Fruit in the Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs
The Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs final rule was published on Jan. 26, 2012. The final rule requires that fruits and vegetables be offered as separate meal components in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs.
SP37-2012
01/18/2013