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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of individuals who adopted one or more practices to reduce food shopping costs (e.g. comparing prices, planning meals, making shopping lists) |
951 |
Number of individuals who reported preparing more healthy home-cooked meals |
1165 |
Number of individuals who reported eating more healthy foods |
1463 |
Eatingmorefruits andvegetablesisacriticalbehaviorforhealthpromotionanddiseaseprevention.Despitetheimportanceofeatingmoreproduce,itisalsooneofthemostdifficulteatingbehaviorstochange.Ithasbeen reportedthatcookingmoremealsathomeisrelatedincreasedfruitandvegetableconsumption.A social marketing program to promote healthier, home-cooked family meals, CookTogether, Eat Together,was offered virtually by the 4-H and FCS Educator in Pendleton County Cooperative Extension Office with 21 adult and youth par...
