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| Title: | Thrifty Food Plan, 2006 |
| Authors: | Carlson, Andrea
Lino, Mark
Juan, WenYen
Hanson, Kenneth
Basiotis, P. Peter |
| Authors (Email): | Carlson, Andrea (andi.carlson@cnpp.usda.gov) |
| Keywords: | Thrifty Food Plan
USDA Food Plans
Diet Quality
Food Stamps
Cost of Food |
| Issue Date: | 2007-04 |
| Series/Report no.: | CNPP
19 |
| Abstract: | The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), a fundamental part of the U.S. food guidance system and the
basis for maximum food stamp allotments, has been revised by USDA’s Center for Nutrition
Policy and Promotion (CNPP), with assistance from USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS), Economic Research Service (ERS), and Agricultural Research Service (ARS). The
TFP provides a representative healthful and minimal cost meal plan that shows how a
nutritious diet may be achieved with limited resources. The Plan assumes that all purchased
food is consumed at home. The TFP was last revised in 1999. The newly revised (2006) TFP
differs from, and improves upon, the previous TFP in a number of ways. The 2006 TFP:
• Is based on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans as well as the 2005 MyPyramid
Food Guidance System.
• Uses the prices low-income people paid for many foods.
• Uses the latest data on food consumption, nutrient content, and food prices: the 2001-
2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and 2001-2002 Food Price
Database.
• Offers a more realistic reflection of the time available for food preparation, especially
with increased expectations for work in assistance programs. Hence, it allows more
prepared foods and requires somewhat fewer preparations from scratch.
Although different from the previous TFP, the revised TFP is similar in one important
respect: It is set at the same inflation-adjusted cost as the previous TFP. CNPP determined it
was possible, for the 2001-2002 period, to obtain a healthful diet meeting current nutritional
standards at a cost equal to the previous TFP’s cost. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/42899 |
| Institution/Association: | United States Department of Agriculture>Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion>CNPP Reports |
| Total Pages: | 63 |
| Collections: | CNPP Reports
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