Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program funds are allocated from the federal government to eligible land-grant universities in all states. Our goal is to help low income families with young children and youth acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes and changed behavior necessary for maximizing resources to achieve nutritionally sound diets. Ultimately, we want to improve the health of vulnerable populations by teaching them skills and guiding them to make better decisions.
If you would like more information about classes, please contact me at doyle.147@osu.edu. The Food and Nutrition Program has been active in schools, churches, rehab facilities, youth groups, hospitals libraries, and a number of other community locations. Class participants are given class incentives, tools to plan for healthy food choices and a certificate of completion from the Ohio State University. The great part is we come to you and the classes are at no cost!
In this new column in the Springfield News-Sun, I will be sharing affordable, healthy — and most importantly — tasty recipes. I will also give you ideas on how to budget your food dollars, the benefits of selecting food from all five food groups, how to keep food safe for your families, and ways to exercise and be physically active in your daily lives.
One of the best parts of my job is to read the class reviews by participants. I often hear, “I had no idea it was so affordable to eat healthy,” and “I never thought I would eat that, but it was really good.” And my favorite: “I can’t wait to go home and tell my family what I learned today.” We always tell our participants to just try little changes and at the end of the day these little steps make the biggest difference in our family’s lives.
Nancy A. Doyle is a program specialist with the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program of the Ohio State University Extension Clark, Greene and Montgomery Counties.
For more information food and nutrition education classes, email her at doyle.147@osu.edu or call 937-224-9654.
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