Which department oversees the following programs: Women, Infants, and Children; school breakfast and lunch programs; grants to states for nutrition education and training; and food stamps (SNAP)?

• A. Department of Agriculture
• B. Department of Education
• C. Department of Health and Human Services
• D. Department of the Interior

Answer: (A)

The main idea is to know which department administers major nutrition assistance programs. These programs—WIC (Women, Infants, and Children), the school breakfast and lunch programs, SNAP (food stamps), and the nutrition education and training grants to states—are all run by the Department of Agriculture through the Food and Nutrition Service. That agency is specifically tasked with nutrition assistance and ensuring access to nutritious foods, including programs that support mothers, children, schools, and low-income individuals.

The Department of Education focuses on education policy and programs, not SNAP or WIC. The Department of Health and Human Services handles health services and some welfare programs, but the nutrition assistance programs listed are under USDA. The Department of the Interior is not involved in these nutrition programs.