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Child and Adult Care Food Participation, Meals, and Cost Data Child and Adult Care Food Participation plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care for children and elderly adults by making care more affordable for many low-income families. Through CACFP, nearly 3 million children and 90,000 adults receive nutritious meals and snacks each day as part of the day care they receive. The data set contains participation; meals served, and cash payments to states. (format: html, xls) USDA FNS Health and Nutrition
Expenditures on Children by Families This dataset provides expenditures on Children by Families provides estimates of the cost of raising children from birth through age 17 for major budgetary components.<br /> USDA FNS Health and Nutrition
Federal Cost of School Food Program Data The mission of FNS is to provide children and needy families better access to food and a more healthful diet through its food assistance programs and comprehensive nutrition education efforts. These dataset provides a summary of all the FNS School Food Program combined into one dataset. It contains cash payments and commodity costs for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and the Special Milk Program. (format: html, xls) USDA FNS Health and Nutrition
MyPyramid Food Raw Data MyPyramid Food Data provides information on the total calories; calories from solid fats, added sugars, and alcohol (extras); MyPyramid food group and subgroup amounts; and saturated fat content of over 1,000 commonly eaten foods with corresponding commonly used portion amounts. This information is key to help consumers meet the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and manage their weight by understanding how many calories are consumed from "extras." CNPP has created an interactive tool from this data set available on the web at MyFood-a-pedia.gov. A mobile version is coming soon to provide consumers with assistance on-the-go. USDA FNS Health and Nutrition
National School Lunch Assistance Program Participation and Meals Served Data The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. Information in this dataset consists of participation, lunches served, cash payments provided to states, and cost of commodities. USDA FNS Health and Nutrition
School Breakfast Participation and Meals Served Data The School Breakfast Program (SBP) provides cash assistance to States to operate nonprofit breakfast programs in schools and residential childcare institutions. Data here consists of participation, breakfast meals served, and cash provided to states, all by year, month and current. (format: html, xls) USDA FNS Health and Nutrition
SNAP Online State EBT Access dataset Provides the list of States that have online access to individual EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) account information for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), such as balance and transaction history information.<br /> <br /> USDA FNS Health and Nutrition
SNAP Retail Locator The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Retailer Locator is designed to help recipients find SNAP local stores that welcome SNAP benefits. The tool is intended to offer assistance to program recipients, State eligibility workers, community organizations - such as food banks - and others providing assistance to those in need. SNAP Retail Locator tool will make it easier for SNAP participants, especially those who may be new and unfamiliar with the program, to gain access to food. The locator is available at <a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/retailerlocator.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/retailerlocator.htm</a> USDA FNS Health and Nutrition
Special Milk Outlets and Milk Served Data The Special Milk Program provides milk to children in schools and childcare institutions who do not participate in other Federal meal service programs. The program reimburses schools for the milk they serve. Schools in the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Programs may also participate in the Special Milk Program to provide milk to children in half-day pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs where children do not have access to the school meal programs. The data set consists of number of outlets, number of half-pints served and federal expenditures. (format html, xls) USDA FNS Health and Nutrition
Summer Food Service Participation, Meals, and Costs Data During the school year, many children receive free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch through the School Breakfast and National School Lunch Programs. What happens when school lets out? Hunger is one of the most severe roadblocks to the learning process. Lack of nutrition during the summer months may set up a cycle for poor performance once school begins again. Hunger also may make children more prone to illness and other health issues. The Summer Food Service Program is designed to fill that nutrition gap and make sure children can get the nutritious meals they need. This data set contains information on summer food service participation, meals served and cash payments provided by state. (format: html, xls) USDA FNS Health and Nutrition