The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), created in 1975, is the cheapest of four U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans, attempting to represent the weekly cost of buying food on a limited budget to maintain a healthy diet. The last Farm Bill created a necessary pathway to ensure that the USDA Food and Nutrition Service updates the Thrifty Food Plan every five years.
This one-pager underscores why Congress must continue to re-evaluate SNAP benefits every five years to keep up with the latest dietary guidelines and market prices.