SNAP benefits aren’t enough to afford a healthy diet

A new study finds that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, only covers 43-60 percent of what it costs to consume a diet consistent with federal dietary guidelines for what constitutes a healthy diet. The study highlights the challenges lower-income households face in trying to eat a healthy diet.

Using a shopping list may aid food desert residents

Shopping based on a list was associated with better diet and lower weightFor residents of areas with limited access to healthy foods, also known as food deserts, multiple barriers exist that…

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…

Pediatricians Find Increase In SNAP Benefits Associated With Healthier Children

Pediatric researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC), in partnership with Children’s HealthWatch investigators in Boston, Minneapolis, Little Rock, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, have found that higher benefit amounts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) protected the health and well-being of very young, low-income children duri…