The Thrifty Food Plan and low-income households in the United States: What food groups are being neglected?
The Thrifty Food Plan and low-income households in the United States: What food groups are being neglected?
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DOI：
10.1016/j.foodpol.2005.12.002
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发表时间：
2006-10-01
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影响因子：
6.5
通讯作者：
Blisard, Noel
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作者：
Stewart, Hayden;Blisard, Noel
美国的食品援助项目为低收入家庭提供资源，让他们购买健康、营养和美味的饮食，前提是他们购买节俭食品计划中列出的市场篮子食品。这项研究将这些篮子的成本与低收入家庭在家里的实际食品支出进行了比较。模拟显示，低收入家庭的家庭食品支出仅占遵循节俭食品计划所需支出的86%。有孩子的已婚夫妇和有孩子的女性户主家庭的花费分别只有73%和82%，在家买水果和蔬菜的花费分别只有43%和50%。(c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd版权所有。
Food assistance programs in the United States provide low-income households with the resources to purchase a healthy, nutritious, and palatable diet, if they buy the market baskets of food outlined in the Thrifty Food Plan. This study compares the cost of these baskets with actual spending on food at home by low-income households. Simulations reveal at-home food spending by low-income households to represent only 86% of what is needed to follow the Thrifty Food Plan. Married couples with children and female-headed households with children spend only 73% and 82%, respectively, and just 43% and 50% for at-home fruits and vegetables. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.