Cost of a Healthy Meal
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Cost of a Healthy Meal Selena Pistoresi, Lisa McMonagle, & Tess Gordon
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Cost of a Healthy Meal. Selena Pistoresi , Lisa McMonagle , & Tess Gordon. Special thanks to Bank of America Foundation for their financial support and commitment to the Cost of a Healthy Meal Study. U.S Food Expenditure. 2010 U.S. Population: 308,745,538 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Cost of a Healthy Meal
Selena Pistoresi, Lisa McMonagle, & Tess Gordon
Special thanks to Bank of America Foundation for their financial support and commitment to
the Cost of a Healthy Meal Study
• 2010 U.S. Population: 308,745,538• Aggregate Food Expenditure: $1.167 trillion
Food Cost/Capita$3,780/year/365= $10.36/day
U.S Food Expenditure
Based on 2010 census data
Thrifty Food Plan: $5.37 per daySanta 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”
Thrifty Food Plan
• 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
Research Team
Study Total
Sites Visited: 31Interviews Conducted: 704
Step 1: Conduct Interview at SHFB Site
Research Process
Dinner Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Note
You Ate Food item
Units Cups, oz. etc. measure
Food Source
Grocery store name / SHFB
Payment Cash, SNAP, SHFB etc.
Price/unit SCU store visit / SHFB est.
Price/serving
Calculated by SCU
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
Research Process cont’d
Current Findings
Age BMI # Children Exercise (days)
47.3 27 2 2 days
SNAP WIC CACFP NONE
118 85 3 410
How long does it last? How long does today's last?
2 weeks 2 weeks
Want to purchase more of # Meals Cost
Fruit; Vegetables; Meat 2.5 $6.00
Difference in Expenditure by Ethnicity
Nutrient Deficiencies
Nutrient Excesses
49% of our sample eat for under $5.37/day
55% of our sample eat for under $5.80/day
Average: $6.00/day
Findings Continued
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Maps
GIS continued
• 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
Conclusions and Implications
