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Estimating the State-Level Food Expenditure Series
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
The USDA, Economic Research Service’s Food Expenditure Series (FES) is a comprehensive measure of the total value of food acquired in the United States over time.
SNAP E&T Program Creates Opportunities and Incentivizes Work
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Most Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants who can work already do. SNAP’s food assistance benefits are critical to helping these workers put food on the table as the jobs they hold often pay low wages, offer unreliable hours, and don’t provide benefits like paid sick leave.
Integrating Nutrition into Healthcare in the Midwest
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
Can you imagine a day when healthcare is mostly proactive as opposed to reactive? Imagine if everyone has access to the vital conditions for health and wellbeing:
Easier Enrollment in WIC Leads to Healthier Moms and Kids
By USDA Newswire Report | May 3, 2023
WIC is one of the most powerful, evidence-based public health programs, setting moms, babies, and young kids up to be healthy and thrive.
Integrating Nutrition into Healthcare in the Midwest
By USDA Newswire | May 1, 2023
Release: By Sandra MacMartin, Public Affairs Specialist, FNS Midwest Region with Guest Author, Amanda Sweetman, Regional Director of Farming and Healthy Lifestyles for the Farm at Trinity Health.
Sorghum Bran Rises as an Ingredient for Enhancing Gluten-Free Bread
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 30, 2023
Sorghum bran, often a low-cost byproduct of sorghum milling, can enhance gluten-free bread's nutritional value without compromising its flavor, according to a study published in the Journal of Food Science.
Easier Enrollment in WIC Leads to Healthier Moms and Kids
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2023
Release: By Janna Kimosh, Public Affairs Branch Chief, USDAs Food and Nutrition Service.
Putting the CO in Co-located Services
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
By Shavana Howard, Senior Advisor, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
Ways to Get Involved with the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
By HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
School Breakfast: A Jump Start to a Great Day
By USDA Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
Release: By Tony Craddock, Jr., Public Affairs Specialist, Food and Nutrition Service.
Keeping Corn from Frequenting the Phosphorus Buffet Line
By USDA Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
News Release: When it comes to food, plants can "eat" more than they need-just like the diner who can't resist another stop at the buffet line despite already feeling full. Indeed, with respect to phosphorus, corn plants will keep taking up the nutrient 25 to 80 percent beyond what's needed to reach their full grain yield, scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in West Lafayette, Indiana, have found.
Variety Trials Improving Gardens
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
Gardening has always been popular in the United States, but the last few years have brought millions of new people to gardening.
Ways to Get Involved with the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
By USDA Newswire | Apr 26, 2023
Release: By HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
Award-winning Film Highlights Rutgers Efforts to Protect Basil from Blight
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
The following story originally was published by Rutgers University and is reprinted here with permission.
Keeping Corn from Frequenting the Phosphorus Buffet Line
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
When it comes to food, plants can "eat" more than they need—just like the diner who can't resist another stop at the buffet line despite already feeling full.
School Breakfast: A Jump Start to a Great Day
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
How you start your day sets the tone for the rest of your day! School breakfast programs are critical in building a healthier future for America’s children.
USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Arkansas Disaster Areas
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Arkansas residents in three counties (Cross, Lonoke and Pulaski), recovering from the impacts of tornadoes and severe storms beginning March 31, 2023, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
USDA Announces Funding Availability to Expand Meat and Poultry Processing Options for Underserved Producers and Tribal Communities
By USDA Newswire Report | Apr 26, 2023
Up to $125 million through two grant programs will increase choices for producers, including new capacity for indigenous meat processing to support tribal food systems
USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for Arkansas Disaster Areas
By USDA Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
Release: WASHINGTON, April 24, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income Arkansas residents in three counties (Cross, Lonoke and Pulaski), recovering from the impacts of tornadoes and severe storms beginning March 31, 2023, could be eligible for a helping hand from the USDAs Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
Sorghum Bran Rises as an Ingredient for Enhancing Gluten-Free Bread
By USDA Newswire | Apr 25, 2023
News Release: Sorghum Bran Rises as an Ingredient for Enhancing Gluten-Free Bread.