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 |