Food Stamps, the Thrifty Food Plan, and Meal Preparation: The Importance of the Time Dimension for US Nutrition Policy

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 226-232

  Rose, Donald ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

food costs; food stamps; meal preparation; Thrifty Food Plan; time use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOKING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FOOD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CARE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

COOKERY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOOD; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250890282     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.04.180     Document Type: Article

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