TRCC’s latest pulse survey: “Food is Medicine: What Do We Know, and What do We Think About it?” highlights our collective perceptions, attitudes and understanding of Food is Medicine (FIM) interventions.  The survey tested several terms associated with FIM – such as medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions - and what demographics are most likely to be familiar with them.  Interestingly, white individuals, non-parents and middle- and older adults are less familiar with several of the terms tested.  More than half surveyed also indicate that they’d like to participate in a program that provides free fruits and vegetables, in large part because they want to eat more of them.  Those who said they wouldn’t participate said so in part because they believe these programs should be offered to individuals who “need them more.”  Having the choice of what fruits and vegetables are offered, and a preference for fresh over frozen, canned, or dried, is desired among survey takers.

Methodology: 1,000 interviews among adults age 18+ were conducted from June 6-10, 2024, using an online survey. The results were weighted to ensure proportional responses. The Bayesian confidence interval for 1,000 interviews is 3.5, which is roughly equivalent to a margin of error of ±3.1 at the 95%confidence level.

Totals may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

To access the full report, see here.