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USDA Commodity Foods
Each year, USDA provides
about 1.9 billion pounds
of nutritious commodity
foods to State
distributing agencies
through our nutrition
assistance programs.
Although the bulk goes
to schools participating
in the National School
Lunch Program, USDA
commodity foods play an
important role in
feeding America’s people
of all ages — from
infants to the elderly —
while supporting the
American farmer.
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WIC Food Packages -
Interim Rule
This interim final rule,
published in the Federal
Register on December 6,
2007, revises the WIC
food packages. The
revisions align the WIC
food packages with the
2005 Dietary Guidelines
for Americans and infant
feeding practice
guidelines of the
American Academy of
Pediatrics.
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USDA Provides Food Aid
To California
Oct. 26, 2007—Acting
Agriculture Secretary
Chuck Conner today
approved the state of
California's request to
operate a Disaster
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (D-SNAP) in
San Bernardino and is
prepared to approve
Riverside County later
today.
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MyPyramid for Pregnant
and Nursing Moms
Oct. 25, 2007 -- Acting
Secretary of Agriculture
Chuck Conner today
announced the launch of
a new MyPyramid web site
designed specifically
for pregnant and
breastfeeding mothers.
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2007 Farm Bill
Jan. 31, 2007 —
Agriculture Secretary
Mike Johanns today
unveiled the U.S.
Department of
Agriculture's 2007 farm
bill proposals.
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Loving Your Family, Feeding
Their
Future
This
project provides educational and
promotional materials and
techniques to help nutrition
educators in their work with
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program) participants
and eligibles.
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SNAP Makes America
Stronger
SNAP is the Nation’s first line
of defense against hunger and
the cornerstone of all Federal
nutrition assistance programs.
It provides benefits for the
purchase of nutritious food to
qualified low-income people and
their families.
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Healthy
Meals, Healthy Schools, Healthy
Kids
The National School Lunch
Program and the School Breakfast
Progra provide nutritionally
balanced, low-cost or free
lunches and breakfasts to
millions of students every
school day.
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Reaching Low-Income Hispanics With Nutrition Assistance
USDA nutrition assistance
programs offer a variety of ways
for low-income Hispanic families
to meet basic needs.
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Nutrition
Education Guiding
Principles
The Guiding Principles
are a component of FNS;
efforts to strengthen
nutrition education in
the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP).
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