Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

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The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program is a U.S. federal initiative that provides free fresh produce snacks to elementary school children in participating schools to encourage healthier eating habits.

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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program canonical 4

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal nutrition assistance program ⓘ
school-based nutrition program ⓘ
administeredAt state education agencies ⓘ
state-level child nutrition agencies ⓘ
administeredBy USDA Food and Nutrition Service ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
ageGroupServed elementary school age children ⓘ
benefitType free fresh fruit snacks ⓘ
free fresh vegetable snacks ⓘ
componentOf USDA Child Nutrition Programs ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion priority to schools with high percentages of low-income students ⓘ
school participation in National School Lunch Program ⓘ
evaluationFocus children’s fruit and vegetable consumption ⓘ
school implementation practices ⓘ
excludes canned fruits ⓘ
frozen fruits ⓘ
processed vegetables ⓘ
focus fresh produce only ⓘ
nutrition education support ⓘ
fundingSource federal government of the United States ⓘ
goal create healthier school food environments ⓘ
encourage healthier eating habits among children ⓘ
increase fruit consumption in children ⓘ
increase vegetable consumption in children ⓘ
implementedAt elementary schools ⓘ
participating nonprofit private schools ⓘ
participating public schools ⓘ
intendedOutcome expose children to a variety of fruits and vegetables ⓘ
improve children’s overall diet quality ⓘ
support obesity prevention efforts ⓘ
legislativeAuthority United States farm bill provisions ⓘ
monitoredBy USDA Food and Nutrition Service ⓘ
nutritionComponent promotion of raw vegetables ⓘ
promotion of whole fruits ⓘ
programType child nutrition program ⓘ
relatedProgram National School Lunch Program ⓘ
School Breakfast Program ⓘ
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children ⓘ
sector education sector ⓘ
public health nutrition ⓘ
targetPopulation elementary school children ⓘ
students in participating schools ⓘ
targetSetting other school common areas ⓘ
school cafeterias ⓘ
school classrooms ⓘ
timeOfService during the school day but outside meal service times ⓘ

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Food and Nutrition Service → hasProgram → Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program ⓘ
FNS → administersProgram → Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program ⓘ
USDA nutrition assistance programs → componentProgram → Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program ⓘ
USDA Child Nutrition Programs → includesProgram → Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program ⓘ