date:Oct 26, 2022
ndards, schools obtained more fruits and vegetables through USDA Foods and especially through DoD Fresh.
While there was no clear change in the types of foods chosen from 2006 to 2012, the percent of USDA Foods entitlement funds used for purchasing fruits and vegetables from DoD Fresh rose sharply from 6.7 percent of total USDA Foods in 2012 to 15 percent in 2017. Fruit obtained through AMSmainly canned and frozenrose from 9.4 percent of total USDA Foods spending in 2012 to 15.4 percent in 2017