| ACF |
Administration for Children and Families |
| AI |
Adequate Intake |
| AMPM |
USDA Automated Multiple Pass Method |
| ASA |
NCI Automated Self-administered 24-hour Dietary Recall |
| BMI |
body mass index |
| CACFP |
Child and Adult Care Food Program |
| CCDF |
Child Care Development Fund |
| CFFS |
Chicago Family Food Survey |
| CFQ |
Child Feeding Questionnaire |
| CHAOS |
Environmental Confusion in Household measure |
| CRISYS |
Contemporary Life Stressors measure |
| DRI |
Dietary Reference Intakes |
| EPAO |
Environmental Policy and Assessment Observation |
| ERS |
Economic Research Service |
| ESHA |
Elizabeth Stewart Hands and Associates |
| FACES |
Family and Child Experiences Survey |
| FCS |
Food and Consumer Service |
| FITS |
Feeding Infants and Toddlers Studies |
| FNB |
Food and Nutrition Board (Institute of Medicine, National Academies) |
| FNDDS |
Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Surveys (USDA) |
| FNS |
Food and Nutrition Service (USDA) |
| FY |
fiscal year |
| HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| ICC |
intraclass correlation coefficient |
| IOM |
Institute of Medicine (The National Academies) |
| MPED |
MyPyramid Equivalents Database (USDA) |
| NAP SACC |
Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care |
| NCI |
National Cancer Institute |
| NDSR |
Nutrition Data System for Research (University of Minnesota) |
| NCES |
National Center for Education Statistics |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NSECE |
National Survey of Early Care and Education |
| OPRE |
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation |
| PIR |
Program Information Report |
| P.L. |
Public Law |
| QRIS |
Quality Rating and Improvement System |
| RDA |
Recommended Dietary Allowance |
| RFP |
Request for Proposals |
| SFPS |
School Food Purchase Studies |
| SHAPES |
Survey of Healthy Activity and Eating Practices in Environments |
| SIPP |
Survey of Income and Program Participation |
| SNAP |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
| SNDA |
School Nutrition Dietary Assessment |
| USDA |
U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| WIC |
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children |