Sebastian County - Limited Resource Families Learn to Improve Nutritional Well-Being

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County Impact Statements - Sebastian County
Limited Resource Families Learn to Improve Nutritional Well-Being

Gwen Scamardo, Family Program Assistant presents a skit for Pregnant women on eating a healthy diet.

The Family Nutrition Education Program is designed to assist limited resource audiences in acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behavior necessary for nutritionally sound diets, and to contribute to their personal development and the improvement of the total family diet and nutritional well-being.

Through an experiential learning process, adult program participants leaned how to make food choices to improve the nutritional quality of the meals they serve their families and better manage resources used to purchase food.

In addition to the 118 enrolled participants who received intensive education over a 12- 14 week period, the program reached 62,725 people through awareness programs, exhibits, and mass media and 249 persons through special interest programs. Enrolled participants met in small groups or one-on-one to receive educational information in a "learn by doing" atmosphere.

"I learned that you can cook hamburger meat and freeze it to use later. I also learned that you can save left over vegetables and put them in the freezer to use later for soup" - FNEP participant

"Watch sale prices, what looks like a good buy may not always be saving you money" - FNEP participant

"When shopping, check the price and the date on things" - FNEP participant

Impacts

Graduates from the Family Nutrition Education Program indicated the following upon completion of the program:
72% more often use a list for grocery shopping
74% use the "Nutrition Facts" on food labels to make food choices
89% more often followed the recommended practice for thawing foods
64% more often planned meals in advance
60% reported that their children ate breakfast more often
62% more often thought about healthy food choices when deciding what to feed their family
59% ran out of food before the end of the month less often

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About Us County Impact Statements - Sebastian County Limited Resource Families Learn to Improve Nutritional Well-Being

About Us
County Impact Statements - Sebastian County
Limited Resource Families Learn to Improve Nutritional Well-Being