Food PreparationMajor Program

6326

Total Hours

Contributed.

29219

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

17

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

1057

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals reporting improved knowledge, opinions, skills, or aspirations regarding the safe storage, handling, and preparation of food

13739

Number of individuals who demonstrated safe handling and preparation of food

8024

Number of individuals who report intention to cook more

9581

Number of individuals who report preparing more healthy home cooked meals

7570

Stories

Herbs? Are they the New Salt?

For many years herbs and spices have been used for medicinal purposes, but in more recent years they have been valued for their ability to add flavor to a dish while reducing the amount of salt. According to the CDC, Hypertension, otherwise known as high blood pressure, increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Reducing the amount of sodium intake can greatly improve blood pressure numbers in those suffering from Hypertension. In an effort to lower salt intake among participants, a webinar...

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Herbs? Are they the New Salt?

Stories Behind the Numbers

  • Successful Cooking Series

    SituationAs a new agent in the county I wanted to offer programs to bring people into the office and to get to know people in the community. Also, our EFNEP assistant had recently retired so there was... Read More

  • Cooking 101 - the Road to Excellence

    Cooking 101 was developed and implemented at the direction of the Family and Consumer Science (FCS) extension council. Members of the council discussed that eating at home with the family unit promote... Read More

  • Sourdough Bread Workshops

    Due to an increasing interest in heritage skills, the Perry County Cooperative Extension Service set out to address one of these needs. Many individuals and agencies teach current, trendy classes, but... Read More

  • Breaking a Few Eggs

    A recent study in U.S. children aged 7-13 years examined the relationship between MPOD and measures of cognitive function. The researchers hypothesized that macular pigment would be beneficially assoc... Read More

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