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Number of individuals who demonstrated safe handling and preparation and/or preservation of food |
7060 |
Number of pints of fruits, vegetables or fruit/vegetable products canned through water bath canning (e.g. pickles, jams, jellies, sauces) |
7021 |
Number of individuals who reported preparing more healthy home-cooked meals |
4994 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables dried |
1236 |
Number of pints of fruits or vegetables frozen |
3964 |
Number of pints of vegetables, soups, meats, or other value-added products canned through pressure canning |
5082 |
Number of individuals who reported improved knowledge, opinions, skills, or aspirations regarding the safe storage, handling, preparation and/or preservation of food |
51388 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants reporting an increase in food preservation skills |
41366 |
Number of Food Preservation Workshop participants |
41549 |
Research is clear that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can help protect against several chronic diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers. Nationwide, it is estimated that only 12.2% ofadultmeet the recommendedamountof fruits each day and only 9.3% meet recommendations for vegetables (CDC, 2018). Kentucky falls even further below the national averages with only 8.0% of adults meeting daily recommendations for fruits and 6.3% meeting recommendations for vege...
