What is FNP?
How Can I Participate?
FNP Newsletter
More Helpful Information
Links to Helpful Web Sites
FCS Home Page
Jeannie
Yount
Extension Program
Assistant
Family
Nutrition Program
The Ohio State University Extension Family Nutrition Program in Portage County targets limited resource audiences and food stamp eligible recipients in order to provide valuable education in the areas of nutrition, money management, and food safety. Educational programs and demonstrations at community sites will meet the needs of individuals and families in Portage County.
How Can I Participate in the Family Nutrition Program?
You may contact the Extension office at (330) 296-6432 for a listing of programs being offered in your county. In addition Portage County agencies and groups can also contact the office to discuss possible programming efforts. All programs are offered to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis.
More Helpful Information for You
The Program Offers:
Use of the Food Guide Pyramid, a guide to daily food choices, as set by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Meal Planning...
Balanced menu and recipe planning for low-cost meals that meet the
requirements outlined in the Food Guide Pyramid.
Food Safety...
Appropriate preparation and storage of foods to prevent food borne
illnesses.
Money Management...
Getting the most value from dollars spent by planning spending,
developing
shopping skills, and being smarter consumers.
Shopping...
Budgeting tips for better management of food dollars so an individual
may make informed decisions on time, effort, and money.
Links to Helpful Web Sites
Food
and Nutrition Information Center
Food
and Drug Administration Home Page
Nutrient
Data Laboratory Food Composition Data
The
Food Resource - Nutritional-Related Information
Welcome
to The American Dietetic Association on the Net!
Ohioline
- OSU Information
Healthfinder
- consumer health information
Better
Business
Bureau
National
Safety
Council
All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status.
Issued in
furtherance of
Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in
cooperation
with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Keith L. Smith, Director, Ohio
State University Extension.
TDD # 1 (800)
589-8292 (Ohio
only) or (614) 292-1868
Updated: August 2006