Child Nutrition
Combating Hunger and Obesity in America
Millions of low-income children in the United States benefit from Federal nutrition programs. These include the School Lunch, School Breakfast, and other programs that provide free or reduced-price meals and snacks for students, and WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, which helps pregnant and nursing mothers and children in their first years. Child nutrition programs are administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and State education agencies. In addition, more than 40 million Americans receive food stamps through in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and more than 75 percent of participants are in families…
