Double Up Food Bucks Alabama

Double Up Food Bucks Alabama

Get Double the Fruits and Vegetables

Double Up Food Bucks matches your SNAP EBT dollars so you get twice the fruits and veggies. If you receive SNAP benefits (food stamps), then you’re automatically eligible for Double Up Food Bucks!

  • For every $10 spent on fresh fruit and vegetables, $10 will automatically be added back to your SNAP card!

  • Double Up Food Bucks is available in more than 25 states, including Alabama!

  • If you are unsure if you qualify for SNAP, you can determine your SNAP eligibility here.

  • Call 211 to get immediate support finding emergency food programs, food pantries, community meals, and more.

Participating Locations in Tuscaloosa

***COMING SOON***
Greensboro Avenue Piggly Wiggly
1721 Greensboro Avenue
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

About Double Up Food Bucks in Alabama

Double Up Food Bucks Alabama seeks to increase the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables by low-income consumers participating in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The following data is provided by the Hunger Solutions Institute at Auburn University.

How Double Up Works

The Hunger Solutions Institute at Auburn University launched Double Up Food Bucks Alabama to offer fruit and vegetable incentives at 4 independent grocery stores and 8 farmers markets throughout Alabama. For every dollar of SNAP benefits a participant uses to purchase fresh fruits or vegetables, Double Up Food Bucks Alabama provides a dollar incentive to redeem for more fresh fruits and vegetables.

Why Double Up Is Important

Low-income participants spend less per person on fresh fruits and vegetables than higher income populations. Cost remains one of the main reasons. Double Up Food Bucks Alabama aims to help make up for those increased costs by incentivizing the purchase through additional funds, or “Double Up Food Bucks”. Studies have shown that when consumers are incentivized, purchase and consumption of healthy foods increase, and increased fruit and vegetable consumption is linked with improved health status.

Economic Impact of Double Up Food Bucks in Alabama

Double Up Food Bucks drives economic development in communities throughout Alabama by:

  • Positively impacting the bottom line of producers and retailers in the food and agriculture industry

  • Supporting food and nutrition security of SNAP households

Between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2023 Double Up Food Bucks sales included:

$0
from 4 independent grocers
$0
from 8 farmers’ markets

During the same time frame, Double Up Food Bucks fresh fruit and vegetable purchases totaled:

$0
at independent grocers
$0
at farmers’ markets

Participants spent an average of

$26.61

(SNAP & DUFB) on fruits and vegetables at farmers’ markets

Participants spent an average of

$15.95

(SNAP & DUFB) on fruits and vegetables at grocery stores

On average,

21.4%

of fruits and vegetables bought by participants were purchased with Double Up Food Bucks

Double Up Food Bucks is fueled by Fair Food Network, a national nonprofit whose mission is to grow community health and wealth through food. From farms to families, Double Up helps improve health, ignite local economies, and open opportunities. To inquire about starting Double Up in your state, contact [email protected].