Quality of diet still poor for SNAP participants
A new study finds persistent nutritional disparities within the food choices of those receiving assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) compared to those not receiving SNAP assistance.
June 15, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: assistance, assistance-under, diet, finds-persistent, food, food-choices, new-study, nutrition-assistance, on call diets, snap, supplemental, under-the-supplemental
Program ups fruit and veggie consumption in California
A study of interview responses to federal and California health surveys revealed that California adults and children from communities receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education…
March 13, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: assistance, california, diet, health-surveys, interview-responses, nutrition / diet, nutrition-assistance, oncalldiets, supplemental
Federal food program puts food on the table, but dietary quality could be improved
Participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as the food stamp program, had lower dietary quality scores compared with income eligible non-participants, a new study shows.
September 23, 2014 · by admin · in Nutritional News · Tags: assistance, diet, dietary-quality, new-study, on call diets, oncalldiets, scores-compared, stamp-program, supplemental, the-food
Strong nutrition education can lead to healthier food choices among low-income families
Well-designed nutrition education programs can lead to healthier food choices among low-income families who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to a study.
December 9, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: assistance, diet, low-income-families, nutrition-assistance, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, snap, supplemental
Study: federal nutrition program fails to improve dietary quality
The largest US federal nutrition program, called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – or SNAP – does not do enough to provide recipients with food security or the nutritional content that they need. This is according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
November 15, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: assistance, called-the-supplemental, diet, federal-nutrition, journal, nutrition, nutritional, provide-recipients, snap, study-published, supplemental, the-nutritional
Reducing The Number Of Food-Insecure Households
A University of Illinois researcher says that the cornerstone of our efforts to alleviate food insecurity should be to encourage more people to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) “because it works…
May 27, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alleviate-food, because-it-works, illinois, insecurity-should, nutrition-assistance, nutritional counseling, on call diets, our-efforts, researcher-says, supplemental, university
Increase In Uptake Of Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program In 2011
In 2011, 13 percent of all American households relied on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the program formerly known as food stamps – with nearly 6.2 million more American households using the program now than five years ago, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire…
January 17, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, five-years, known-as-food, new-research, nutrition / diet, nutrition-assistance, supplemental, the-program, university
The Key To Improving Food Security Is Availability Of Local Food
Most strategies to assist the hungry, including food banks and providing food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, are short-term, emergency solutions. Those who rely on these programs face daily shortages of fresh and healthy foods, which lead to poor diet choices, nutritional deficiencies and health problems…
May 10, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: assist-the-hungry, assistance, healthy-foods, hungry, including-food, nutrition / diet, nutrition-assistance, on call diets, oncalldiets, poor-diet, stamps-through, supplemental, these-programs, through-the-supplemental
Let’s Get Sugary Drinks Off Food Stamps List, Say Mayor Bloomberg And Governor Paterson
As sugar-sweetened drinks are a major contributor towards America’s obesity epidemic, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor David Paterson have proposed to the Department of Agriculture that they be excluded from the list of products that can be purchased with food stamps, known as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
October 8, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agriculture, america, department, food-stamps, from-the-list, governor, list, mayor-michael, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, paterson, supplemental, the-list