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Food & Nutrition
Welcome to our Food & Nutrition pages! We offer FREE nutrition education workshops throughout
Broome County to youth, adults, individuals, families, groups, school
districts, and other partnering programs. We put education into action to help
low income families lead healthier lives.
Obesity puts individuals at risk for many of the leading causes of death,
including heart disease, stroke, types of cancers, diabetes, respiratory
diseases, and kidney disease. More than 1/3 of all adults in the United States
are classified as obese. Good nutrition and physical activity is vital for health
and preventing disease.
CCE Broome has programs (EFNEP, SNAP-ED, Healthy Lifestyle Coalition, and Farm to School) designed
to educate participants with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors
necessary to improve their overall diet and nutritional well-being. We want to
help you embrace nutrition to make healthier choices, get more physical
activity, and stretch your food dollars.
Through these programs our goal is to:
- Increase the consumption of nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meats, and low-fat dairy products
- Decrease sugar-sweetened beverage consumption
- Reduce the consumption of low-nutrient, high-energy dense foods containing large amounts of added sugars, salt, and saturated fats.
- Increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviors
- Improve food resource management skills
- Improve food preparation skills
- Increase access to affordable and nutritious foods
Current Class Offerings
for April - May 2021
We are offering 6 unique workshops that are each offered for one week at different times so that you can find the time that works best for your schedule. You can attend one, two, or all six workshops!
Please register using the links below.
For questions, please email khc59@cornell.edu or tkk8@cornell.edu
Mondays at 3pm: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvceuvqToiE923B5WMFbNkURxfxu92CGlk
Tuesdays at 11am: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqc-uorTwoGda8QjL_xsfM2_ggWYgJhHGS
Wednesdays at 6pm: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEld-uupzsqE9KZYo9g9lVHfZYSmX8qAFa1
Thursdays at noon: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIod-qhqTsvEtUJ6IO6GYbbWvNRipaKVtJG
Fridays at 10am: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctdOmqrT0rG9aQFyzICT-9lVg9KRl9eFMg
Join us on Facebook for a LIVE Demonstration on Friday April 23rd at 10:30am
Virtual Programming Available for Youth!
Contact
Tara Kenyon
Community Nutrition Issue Leader
tkk8@cornell.edu
(607) 677-4920
Last updated April 13, 2021
Who We Are
CCE Broome Nutrition Educators (left to right)
Kathleen Cook
Rachel Parsons
Tara Kenyon
Alyssa Joyce
Ann Supa
Nutrition in the Kitchen
See us monthly on Newschannel 34 for
"Nutrition in the Kitchen"
Episode 6: Pulled Pork Sandwich with Carrot & Cabbage Slaw
Episode 5: Mushroom Spinach Crustless Quiche
Episode 4: Sweet Potato Nachos
Episode 3: Jerusalem Artichoke Soup
Episode 2: Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
Episode 1: Pan Fried Brussel Sprouts with Cranberries, Walnuts, and Bleu Cheese
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Thursday, May 20
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Pandemic-EBT
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 authorized the payment of P-EBT food benefits to households with children who would have received free or reduced-price school meals under the National School Lunch Act, if not for a school closure.
If your family receives Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and/or Temporary Assistance (TA) benefits and you have school-age children (ages 5-18), you will automatically receive P-EBT food benefits for each eligible school-age child in your household. The benefits will automatically be issued to your family’s current EBT card.
If you have children who receive free or reduced-price school lunch, but your family does not receive SNAP or TA benefits, you still will automatically get P-EBT food benefits for each school-age child in your household. More information about how children who do not live in households that get SNAP or TA benefits will be mailed to you. Begin checking your mail for this P-EBT notice beginning in mid-June.
