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Item Purchases, Consumption, and BMI of SNAP Farmers’ Market Shoppers(Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 2021-10-31) Karpyn, Allison; Pon, Julia; Grajeda, Sara Bernice; Wang, Rui; Merritt, Kathryn E.; Tracy, Tara; May, Henry; Sawyer-Morris, Ginnie; Humphrey, Layne; Hunt, AlanPurchasing, consumption, and health data from 3,073 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Shoppers (SNAP) at 77 U.S. farmers’ markets (FMs) are reported. Descriptive and bivariate analyses indicate SNAP households spent $345/month on all groceries and $153.76/month on all fruit and vegetable (FV) purchases; daily FV consumption significantly correlated with percentage of household expenditures on FV and household FV dollars/month. Females and Hispanics spent significantly more on FV. 82% of participants were food insecure and 26.1% reported fair/poor health. Average BMI was 28.5. Findings suggest SNAP FM shoppers have unique FV expenditure and consumption patterns, despite higher food insecurity, meriting future research.