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Cost of a Healthy Meal

Explore the 2010 U.S. population's food expenses, ethnic differences, and nutrient implications from interviews and GIS mapping. Research supported by Bank of America Foundation.

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Cost of a Healthy Meal

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  1. Cost of a Healthy Meal Selena Pistoresi, Lisa McMonagle, & Tess Gordon

  2. Special thanks to Bank of America Foundation for their financial support and commitment to the Cost of a Healthy Meal Study

  3. U.S Food Expenditure • 2010 U.S. Population: 308,745,538 • Aggregate Food Expenditure: $1.167 trillion Food Cost/Capita $3,780/year/365= $10.36/day Based on 2010 census data

  4. Thrifty Food Plan Thrifty Food Plan: $5.37 per day Santa Clara County: $5.80 per day *USDA TFP 2013. http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/USDAFoodCost-Home.htm *8% higher food costs in the County according to Feeding America’s “Map the Meal Gap 2011”

  5. Research Team • FAI Research Assistants • Tess Gordon, Lisa McMonagle, Selena Pistoresi, Courtney Robinson, & Alex Fryé • Internship Program • 16 interns over the summer in two separate sessions • Conducted and analyzed 20 interviews each

  6. Study Total Sites Visited: 31 Interviews Conducted: 704

  7. Research Process Step 1: Conduct Interview at SHFB Site Part 1: Basic Information Part 2: 24-hour Dietary Recall

  8. Research Process cont’d Step 2: Price food items at grocery stores and calculate food costs • Go to specific grocery store closest to interview site Step 3: Analyze data • Enter food intake into Diet Analysis software • Enter data into Access database

  9. Current Findings

  10. Difference in Expenditure by Ethnicity

  11. Nutrient Deficiencies

  12. Nutrient Excesses

  13. Findings Continued 49% of our sample eat for under $5.37/day 55% of our sample eat for under $5.80/day Average: $6.00/day

  14. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Maps

  15. GIS continued

  16. Conclusions and Implications • 704 interviews collected • Goal: To complete the database (800 interviews) by June 2014 • 49% of our sample can acquire adequate nutrition on the current Thrifty Food Plan suggestion ($5.37/day) • Regional and cultural food cost consideration • Continue GIS and publish findings

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