Excerpts: In response to a Congressional directive, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducted an evidence-driven reevaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan, which is the lowest cost of four USDA Food Plans. By law, the cost of the June Thrifty Food Plan serves as the basis for the maximum Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit allotments in the following Federal fiscal year beginning each October 1st. The Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115–334, the 2018 Farm Bill) established a new requirement for USDA to reevaluate the Thrifty Food Plan on a regular cycle, using specific criteria. The reevaluation must be based on current food prices, food composition data, consumption patterns, and dietary guidance. The reevaluation process for the Thrifty Food Plan, 2021 was guided by the goal to create Market Baskets that contain a variety of commonly consumed foods and beverages that are lower in price and of higher nutrition quality (or nutrient density) to support healthy meals and snacks at home on a limited budget. This reevaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan was an iterative process of review and revision conducted by a team of economists, nutrition scientists, and analysts at the Food and Nutrition Service’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP).