Review of WIC Food Packages: An Evaluation of White Potatoes in the Cash Value Voucher: Letter Report (2015)
Chapter: Appendix A: Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AI |
Adequate Intake |
| ARS |
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| CACFP |
Child and Adult Care Food Program |
| c-eq/d |
cup-equivalents per day |
| c-eq/wk |
cup-equivalents per week |
| CNPP |
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| CVD |
cardiovascular disease |
| CVV |
cash value voucher |
| DFE |
dietary folate equivalent |
| DGA |
Dietary Guidelines for Americans |
| DGAC |
Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee |
| DGV |
dark green vegetable |
| DM |
diabetes mellitus |
| DRI |
Dietary Reference Intake |
| EAR |
Estimated Average Requirement |
| ERS |
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| F&V |
fruit and vegetable |
| FNS |
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| FPED |
Food Patterns Equivalent Database |
| GDM |
gestational diabetes mellitus |
| g-eq/d |
gram-equivalents per day |
| GI |
glycemic index |
| HEI |
Healthy Eating Index |
| HHS |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
| IU |
international unit |
| kcal |
kilocalorie/calorie |
| kg |
kilogram |
| mg |
milligram |
| µg |
microgram |
| NASS |
National Agricultural Statistical Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| NHANES |
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| nutr |
nutrients |
| oz-eq/d |
ounce-equivalents per day |
| RDA |
Recommended Dietary Allowance |
| Red-Or |
red and orange vegetable |
| SNAP |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| T2D |
type 2 diabetes |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| tsp-eq/d |
teaspoon-equivalents per day |
| USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| USDA-FNS |
U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service |
| WIC |
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
| WP |
white potato |
| WWEIA |
What We Eat in America (NHANES) |
