RESHAPE! Put the Dietary Guidelines on your Plate
This is your invitation to attend a webinar series “RESHAPE! Put the Dietary Guidelines on your plate.” sponsored by OSU Extension and the Department of Human Nutrition at The Ohio State University. The first webinar, “Salt Solutions Made Simple”, is June 20, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. EST. The series will continue the third Monday of each month through November 2011. We encourage you to attend the free webinar and invite others who may be interested. The webinar is open to the public. Please consider promoting it on your county’s OSU Extension webpage or Facebook or as a flyer at programs (Click here for flyer). A recorded version will be made available after each event.
To download a recorded version of the event click the video icon next to the webinar you would like to see.
- Salt Solutions Made Simple- - Vegetables: More Red, More Orange, More Dark Green
- - Got Your Dairy Today?
- - Fish for Healthy Fats
- - Beans: Discovering their power!
- - Make Half Your Grains Whole!
Below is a list of recipes used in this webinar available for download.
- Chocolate peanut butter frozen bars- - Crispy oven fried chicken
- - Hooked on salmon sticks
- - Marinated three-bean salad
- - Microwave trout
- - Pumpkin pie in a cup
- - Salt free all purpose blend
- - Savory breakfast muffins
- - Southwest egg rolls
- - Tomato basil soup
- - Veggie quesadillas
- - Whole wheat peanut butter cookies
Community Nutrition Education: Improving the Health and Well-Being for Limited-Resource Audiences Across Ohio
Obesity, poor nutrition, and limited physical activity are major health concerns. Unfortunately, poor health is found more often in limited-resource and minority audiences who have limited access to educational opportunities. OSU Extension’s community nutrition education programs for low income audiences are the Family Nutrition Program (FNP) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). FNP and EFNEP make a difference in the lives of their participants by educating them on tips to adopt healthy lifestyles. Each has lessons about nutritious diets, physical activity, food budgeting, food security, food safety and family well-being. While both programs address similar nutrition education issues, they serve unique audiences in counties throughout Ohio.
Family Nutrition Program (FNP)
FNP operates in 52 states and territories and targets individuals and families eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly food stamp program). FNP is sometimes referred to as SNAP-ED (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program- Education). FNP is funded by USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service and in partnership with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. FNP uses interactive approaches with participants who attend classes. Learn more about SNAP-Ed by visiting http://foodstamp.nal.usda.gov. To see if FNP is available in your county and to learn more, click here.
Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
EFNEP operates through the 1862 and 1890 Land-Grant Institutions in every state and in the six U.S. territories. The Ohio State University is Ohio’s Land-Grant Institution. Using a research-based, interactive approach, peer educations from the communities they support reach over ½ million limited-resource families and youth each year. More than 80 percent of EFNEP families report living at or below 100% of poverty, and nearly 70 percent indicate being of minority status. This is important because poor heatlh disproportionalty affects minority and limited-resource audiences. For more information visit: www.csrees.usda.gov/efnep. To see if EFNEP is available in your county and learn more, click here.