Success Stories

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  July

  Inspiring Children to Become Grand Cooks

  Getting children involved with cooking supports their development in many ways. But changes in culture, family structure, and food costs have led to changes in cooking at home. With fewer chances to l...

  
  

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• 14

  July

  Improving nutrition and physical activity for children attending child care in Kentucky

  Nutrition and physical activity during early childhood (birth to age five) havea criticalinfluence on growth, development, and health.However, children are not meeting national recommendations for nut...

  
  

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• 14

  July

  Eating Over the Rainbow – A Fruit and Veggie a Day Challenge

  Fruit and vegetables are a corecomponentof nutritious eating patterns that fuel lifelong growth and health. However, an analysisof the National Survey of Childrens Health from 2021indicatednearly half...

  
  

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• 14

  July

  Ongoing capacity building of Family and Consumer Sciences agents to deliver innovative, age-appropriate nutrition programming

  Family and Consumer Sciences(FCS)agents and Nutrition Education Program(NEP)assistants serve families of all ages and stages of life.Sincea significant proportionof FCS agents and NEP assistantsworkin...

  
  

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