(Figure 7.1-5) is a scale of the
nutritional value and overall food variety provided by SF in each
member agency shipment. In recent years, SF has focused on
ensuring that its food has more nutritional value than in past
years and thus can better meet the diverse nutritional needs (e.g.,
for the elderly, newborns, pregnant or nursing women, and children)
conveyed by member agencies of the people who use their
services—the food-insecure. This focus is being accomplished
through improved partnerships with key donors/suppliers who
are providing more fresh and locally grown fruits and vegetables.
SF measures its distributed food products’ and repackaged foods’