Stacy Dean

USDA Looking At Expanding WIC Services
USDA Looking At Expanding WIC Services
USDA Looking At Expanding WIC Services
Participating in SNAP, or ordering SNAP foods on-line isn’t new, it’s a service that’s been available for a while.  Deputy Under Secretary for Food Nutrition and Consumer Services Stacy Dean said the USDA program has grown very rapidly.   “In March of 2020 ...
USDA Helps Schools and Childcare Providers Deal with Rising Food
USDA Helps Schools and Childcare Providers Deal with Rising Food
USDA Helps Schools and Childcare Providers Deal with Rising Food
The USDA said it will increase funding to help schools continue to serve healthy meals this coming school year and provided financial relief for schools and childcare providers.   The reimbursement schools will get for each meal served will increase by 68 cents per free or reduced-price lunch and 32 cents per free or reduced-price breakfast.   The in...
USDA Looks To Help School Districts Provide Meals
USDA Looks To Help School Districts Provide Meals
USDA Looks To Help School Districts Provide Meals
Those who provide school meals to students nationwide are reporting troubles doing their job. From food that's not available to prices that are much higher than anticipated, busting the budgets of school districts. "...and it's necessary for the Department of Agriculture to learn about these experiences and be able to respond accordingly," noted Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack ... Re
USDA Working to Strengthen School Meals
USDA Working to Strengthen School Meals
USDA Working to Strengthen School Meals
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Stacy Dean, and USDA Food and Nutrition Service Administrator Cindy Long recently held a listening session focused on school meals. The session took place with 19 school food industry executives to discuss their critical role in strengthening access to nutritious foods for school meals programs, both now and into
USDA Rolls Out MyPlate Alexa
USDA Rolls Out MyPlate Alexa
USDA Rolls Out MyPlate Alexa
'We know that over half of Americans are aware of MyPlate which just means that so many folks are trying to shift and change their eating to be a little bit more healthy" said USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Stacy Dean ...
MyPlate Focuses On Consumer Nutrition
MyPlate Focuses On Consumer Nutrition
MyPlate Focuses On Consumer Nutrition
A USDA Food Nutrition and  consumer service official acknowledges the simple message offered by the MyPlate symbol, now 10 years old. "The concept of MyPlate is just this visualization of how much of the different five food groups to have on your plate and in your beverage." ...
USDA Announces Three Deputy Undersecretaries
USDA Announces Three Deputy Undersecretaries
USDA Announces Three Deputy Undersecretaries
On Thursday, the Department of Agriculture announced three senior appointments. USDA named nutrition policy expert Stacy Dean as deputy undersecretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services. Before joining USDA, Dean served as vice president for food assistance policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, D ...