Check out these resources for food and nutrition programs!
Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE)
http://cce.cornell.edu/program/nutrition
Cornell Cooperative Extension offers nutrition programs that “connect research and practice, are highly collaborative, build on community strengths, and provide knowledge for policymakers.” Find which programs are offered through your local CCE office.
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Programs (EFNEP)
https://nifa.usda.gov/resource/efnep-partner-websites-2017
“EFNEP offers hands-on interactive workshops to help participants improve food and physical activity behaviors, food resource management, food safety, and food security.” Find an EFNEP near you!
Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
http://fmnp.nutrition.cornell.edu/
“Strengthen farmers’ markets” and “purchase fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables” while learning about how to prepare and store foods bought from the farmer’s market.
Food and Nutrition Education in Communities (FNEC)
http://fnec.cornell.edu/for-participants/
Find programs, tips, and recipes!
MyPlate
https://www.choosemyplate.gov/dietary-guidelines
Check out the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines through ChooseMyPlate.gov and see how your plate compares.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligibility
“SNAP offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities.”
- New York State SNAP: https://otda.ny.gov/programs/snap/
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed)
https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/state-snap-ed-programs
SNAP-Ed “provides nutrition education materials and sponsors education events and classes in local communities on a variety of nutrition topics like: healthy eating on a budget, smart shopping for vegetables and fruit, healthy meal planning, basic cooking and food safety skills, weight control and physical activity”
- Eat Smart New York is New York State’s SNAP-Ed program: http://eatsmartnewyork.org/
Women, Infant and Children (WIC)
https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women-infants-and-children-wic
New York: https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/wic/
WIC “supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five”
- New York Department of Health WIC Program: https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/wic/
