1. The Economics of the Thrifty Food Plan Joseph Llobrera Gerald J. Friedman Fellow in Nutrition and Citizenship

2. How much does a nutritious diet cost?

3. What can $1 buy? 1,200 caloriesOR250 calories of cookiesof carrots 875 caloriesOR170 calories of sodaof OJ

5. Increases Current Consumption Decreases Fruits Vegetables Grains Meat & Beans Milk Change In Actual Consumption Needed to Meet Dietary Recommendations

6. Change In Actual Consumption of Fats, Oils and Added Sugars Needed to Meet Dietary Recommendations Solid fats Oils Added sugars Increases Current Consumption Decreases

7. The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) Federal government’s official estimate of a “thrifty” but nutritionally adequate food plan

8. Maximum SNAP benefit People in HouseholdMaximum Monthly Allotment 1$ 162 2$ 298 3$ 426 4$ 542

9. USDA’s Thrifty Food Plan framework Choose a Plan: Not too different from current consumption Meets requirements for: –Cost –Broad food groups from MyPyramid –Nutrients

10. How much does a nutritious diet cost? Define “nutritious” Determine how much difference from current consumption to become “nutritious” is tolerable

11. Different definitions of “nutritious” Specification 1234 Adequate Calories XXXX Specific Nutrients (Dietary Guidelines) XX Broad food groups (MyPyramid) XX

16. What is the cost of a nutritious diet? With large tolerance for difference from current consumption  official TFP cost With more lenient nutrition standards focusing on nutrients  official TFP cost With full set of nutrition standards and less tolerance for difference from current consumption  greater than official TFP is required

17. http://nutrition.tufts.edu/docs/pdf/fpan/TFPCalculator.xls How much does a nutritious diet cost? Try it out for yourself! Thank you!