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Bookmark or Share- The Thrifty Food Plan: What It Is and Why It Matters - USDAWhat is the Thrifty Food Plan? USDA develops four food plans that estimate the cost of a nutritious diet across various price points—the Thrifty, Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost and Liberal Food Plans. The Thrifty Food Plan is the lowest cost of the four.
- SNAP and the Thrifty Food Plan | Food and Nutrition ServiceThe Thrifty Food Plan is one of four food plans USDA develops that estimates the cost of a healthy diet across various price points – the Thrifty, Low-Cost, Moderate-Cost and Liberal Food Plans. The Thrifty Food Plan is the lowest cost of the four.
- USDA Food Plans: Monthly Cost of Food ReportsThe thrifty food plan serves as the basis for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) maximum benefit allotments. The low-cost, moderate-cost, and liberal food plan are used by various federal and state agencies and the court system. USDA adjusts the cost of the food plans for inflation each month using the Consumer Price Index.
- thrifty food planAs directed by Congress in 2018, USDA is re-evaluating the Thrifty Food Plan (TFP)—the estimated cost of an affordable, nutritious diet. The TFP is used to calculate SNAP benefit levels.
- USDA Modernizes the Thrifty Food Plan, Updates SNAP BenefitsThe 2021 Thrifty Food Plan puts healthy food in reach for SNAP families. Recent evidence consistently shows that benefit levels are too low to provide for a realistic, healthy diet, even with households contributing their own funds toward groceries.
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