The affordability of nutritious diets is increasingly used as a metric of how well a food system provides access to nutritious diets for all. Recent work on least-cost diets has focused on individuals, while most food and anti-poverty programs and policies target the household level. Members...

The affordability of nutritious diets is increasingly used as a metric of how well a food system provides access to nutritious diets for all. Recent work on least-cost diets has focused on individuals, while most food and anti-poverty programs and policies target the household level. Members...

A growing literature uses the cost of diets to evaluate how effectively a food system supports access to nutritious foods. We identify baseline levels, nutrient drivers, and potential policy-induced changes in the feasibility and cost of meeting nutrient requirements for whole households based...