Low-Income Households' Expenditures on Fruits and Vegetables

Noel Blisard, Hayden Stewart () and Dean Jolliffe

No 33755, Agricultural Information Bulletins from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Both public and private organizations have noted that Americans generally eat less fruits and vegetables than is recommended in the Food Guide Pyramid. For example, the Produce for Better Health Foundation found that only 38 percent of Americans consume the recommended number of servings of vegetables, while only 23 percent consume the recommended number of servings of fruit. Even more troubling, low-income households eat even less fruits and vegetables than higher income households.

Keywords: Food; Consumption/Nutrition/Food; Safety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 2
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.33755

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