This article uses data from the third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment study, conducted by Mathematica for the U … offered unhealthy a la carte options. Schools with a higher percentage of children from low-income families were significantly …

recent USDA surveys of the dietary intake of low-income women, infants, and children. …

Using 2005 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment survey, this study … examines the contribution of school meals to the food and nutrient intake of children in food-secure, marginally secure, and … food-insecure households. The study finds that children from food-insecure and marginally secure households receive a …

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food assistance to more than 47 million low … lifestyle, otherwise known as "food security." Our study conducted for the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of …

Describes the design of a national study of USDA's Summer Food Service Program, created in 1975 to provide children … million children. Since 1975, eligibility criteria, administrative procedures, and funding levels have changed. The study …