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The goal of Food Stamp Nutrition Education is to improve the likelihood that persons eligible for the Food Stamp (Food Assistance) Program will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPyramid.
Guiding Principles:
 Food stamp nutrition education is intended for food stamp participants and individuals eligible for the Food Stamp (Food Assistance) Program.
Food stamp nutrition education is a set of learning experiences designed to facilitate the voluntary adoption of eating and other nutrition-related behaviors conducive to health and well being for those on a limited budget.
Food stamp nutrition education has the greatest potential for impact on the nutrition-related behaviors of the overall food stamp population when it targets women and children in food stamp eligible households.
Food stamp nutrition education uses science-based, behaviorally-focused interventions and can maximize its national impact by concentrating on a small set of key outcomes.
- Eat fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat milk products every day.
- Be physically active every day as part of a healthy lifestyle.
- Balance caloric intake from food and beverages with calories expended.
Food stamp nutrition education can maximize its reach when coordination and collaboration take place among a variety of stakeholders at the local, State, regional and national levels.
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