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Food and Nutrition
USDA aggressively fights fraud in SNAP and safeguards taxpayer dollars
USDA is diligently working to prevent fraud in SNAP, a nutrition assistance program that helps millions of children, seniors, disabled Americans and working families in need put food on the table. Learn what USDA and partners are doing to combat fraud and hold bad actors accountable.
Key Facts about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Key participant and program characteristics.
HealthierUS School Challenge
The HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) is a voluntary initiative established in 2004 to recognize those schools participating in the National School Lunch Program that have created healthier school environments through promotion of nutrition and physical activity.
Nutrition.gov
Obesity prevention, meal planning,trans fat number and allergen information on food labels, folic acid.
What's in the Foods You Eat - Search Tool
View nutrient profiles for 13,000 foods commonly eaten in the U.S. Portion sizes can be adjusted
Meat and Poultry Hotline
Get answers to your food safety questions from a food safety specialist via a toll free number. Safe storage, preparation of meat, poultry, egg products, food safety FAQs on this website.
Food Preservation, Home Canning
Home canning step by step, food preservation database, general food preservation, drying foods, safety issues.
Child Nutrition Programs
Links to programs providing a nutrition safety net for children, studies and evaluation of the programs, including SNAP.
ChooseMyPlate
ChooseMyPlate.gov provides practical information to individuals, health professionals, nutrition educators, and the food industry to help consumers build healthier diets with resources and tools for dietary assessment, nutrition education, and other user-friendly nutrition information.
FoodSafety Gateway
News and safety alerts, consumer advice, how to report illnesses and product complaints, produce handling education campaign, videos.
Reports
Seasonal Food Safety Fact Sheets
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Electronic Benefit Transfer
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Recall Information Center
Publications
Human Nutrition Research
Nutritive Value of Foods
Major Nutrients
Diet and Health
USDA National Nutrient Database
Food and Nutrition Research Briefs
Events
Child Nutrition Events Calendar
Food Safety and Inspection Service Meetings and Events
