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SNAP-Ed Helps Spur Healthy Choices

March 31, 2016 Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. Encouraging all Americans to make healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices is a top...

Food and Nutrition

A Visitor's Perspective: What Everyone Should Know about USDA and their Impact on Nutrition

March 31, 2016 Sara Bleich, White House Fellow

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. Until 6 months ago, I was a typical academic. I spent most of my time doing research...

Food and Nutrition

Helping Kids Stay Active and Healthy This Summer

March 31, 2016 Alicia White, Chief, Nutrition Education and Promotion Branch NPTAD, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. With summer just around the corner, it’s the perfect time for communities and parents...

Food and Nutrition

As Summer Draws Near, We Set Lofty Goals to Feed More Kids than Ever

March 31, 2016 Rural Housing Service Administrator Tony Hernandez

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. You can tell by the smiles on the faces of Bradley, Alex, and Chris Lanthier that a...

Food and Nutrition Rural

Spotting Trends Based on 'What We Eat in America'

March 31, 2016 Rosalie Marion Bliss, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research Service

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. The U.S. food supply is abundant, but many consumers are experiencing nutritional...

Food and Nutrition

Raising Awareness of CACFP Across the Nation

March 31, 2016 Andrea Farmer, M.S., R.D., L.D. Chief, Community Meals Branch, Policy and Program Development Division, Food and Nutrition Service

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA is highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. We could not have done this work without the support of our partners. Below is a story from...

Food and Nutrition

Investments in EFNEP Pay Big Dividends, Now and in the Future

March 30, 2016 Scott Elliott, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

What would you think of a deal with a potential return-on-investment of up to 10-to-1? But wait, there’s more… now, add the potential to save some serious money on future medical bills. Too good to be true, right? Not so. EFNEP, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Expanded Food, Nutrition...

Food and Nutrition

FoodShare Columbia: Another Great Way to Increase Access to Healthy, Affordable Foods with SNAP

March 30, 2016 Jalil Isa, Bilingual Press Officer, Food and Nutrition Service

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. FoodShare Columbia is a program designed to help alleviate the stress families face...

Food and Nutrition

Stretching the Clock and Enhancing the Food Aisles Make for Better Eating in Tribal Nations

March 29, 2016 Anjali Budhiraja, Mountain Plains Regional Public Affairs Specialist and Jalil Isa, Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. Food insecurity, and the social factors associated with it, can have a profound impact...

Food and Nutrition

People's Garden Initiative Launches New Website to Celebrate National Garden Month

March 28, 2016 Annie Ceccarini, Program Manager, The People's Garden Initiative and USDA Farmers Market

Spring has sprung and April is National Garden Month! It’s time to pick up your trowel and get gardening. USDA launched the new People’s Garden website that provides tools and resources gardeners can use to start or expand a home, school or community garden. Unveiled during today’s annual Easter Egg...

Food and Nutrition Farming Initiatives