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The total federal cost of the program in fiscal year 2014 was $74.2 billion with the average monthly SNAP benefit for all participating households amounting to $257.  \nSNAP participant characteristics for fiscal year 2014:  \n• 69% are children between 5 to 17 years of age  \n• 10% are age 60 or older  \n• 10% are non-elderly adults with disabilities  \nAll 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and Guam provide nutrition education and obesity prevention programs for SNAP recipientsand other eligible low-income individuals. The goal of the education component of SNAP, commonly known as SNAP-Ed, is to improve the likelihood that persons eligible for SNAP will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate.  \nThe Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of2010 (Public Law 111-296, section 241) established SNAP-Ed asthe Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program. The Act calls for SNAP-Ed to include an emphasis on obesity prevention in addition to nutrition education.  \nActivities must be evidence-based and delivered through individual and group-based strategies, comprehensive multi-level interventions, and/or community and public health approaches. Many SNAP-Ed efforts also focus on policy, systems, and environmental change (PSE) interventions with a stronger emphasis on partnerships.  \nThe Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) encourages States to center their efforts on the following behavioral outcomes for SNAP-Ed participants:  \n• Follow a healthy eating pattern across the lifespan at an appropriate calorie level to help achieve and maintain a healthy body weight, support nutrient adequacy, and reduce the risk of chronic disease  \n• Shift to healthier food and beverage choices, which includes a mix of vegetables (from all vegetable food groups); fruits (especially whole fruits) ; grains (half of which are whole grains); fat-free or low-fat dairy, including fortified soy beverages (soymilk); a variety of protein foods (from both animal and plant sources); and healthy oils  \n• Limit added sugars as well as saturated and trans fats and reduce sodium intake  \n• Meet the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans  \nMore information about SNAP-Ed is available in the current SNAP-Ed Plan Guidance, which is posted on the SNAP-Ed Connection. To learn more about the SNAP-Ed Connection Web site, see the back of this page.  \nResources  \nSNAP-Ed Connection  \nThe SNAP-Ed Connection is a Web site that supports SNAP-Ed personnel in following the SNAP-Ed Plan Guidance.  \nIt provides tools for program administration, nutrition education, social marketing, collaboration, and professional development.  \nCheck it out at the following address: [https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/](https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/) .  \nEducators can get lesson plans focused on stretching food dollars, graphic designers can download free high resolution nutrition images, and program administrators can easily find report templates. Educators and the general public can learn about seasonal foods in Nutrition Through the Seasons and how to Eat Right When Money’s Tight. Everyone can also browse the SNAP-Ed Library to find all things related to SNAP-Ed.  \nConsumers and professionals can find recipes for delicious and affordable meals and snacks as well as nutrition facts on the What’s Cooking? USDA Mixing Bowl Web site. All recipes are available in both","cbCairJBejhTj7Nv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairJBejhTj7Nv","pdf",311747,"English","# Background\n## SNAP-Ed purpose and goals\n## Legal foundation and program requirements\n## Evidence-based activities and partnerships\n# Behavioral outcomes for SNAP-Ed\n# Resources","[{\"question\":\"What is SNAP-Ed and what does it aim to achieve?\",\"answer\":\"SNAP-Ed is the education component of the SNAP program. 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