Accessing Nutritious Foods
Accessing Nutritious Foods
Maryellen Garrison; Levi Berg
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Food Preservation
Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Nutrition Education Programs help families gain access to food and stretch food dollars; communities to decrease hunger; and local food assistance programs to educate recipients on healthy and safe food preparation methods. Agents, paraprofessionals and volunteers are pivotal in influencing policies, systems, and environments and in training consumers and producers to maximize local access to food products from farm to table.
Kentucky population will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by 1 or more servings per day
Kentuckians improve food management skills and healthy eating habits
People accessing emergency food sources will select from nutrient dense items
Number who:
Access more local foods
Redeem Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program benefit.
Plant, harvest and preserve produce
Apply improved food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and healthy eating habits
Number of:
Households accessing emergency food sources
Understand the importance of sustainable local agriculture to individual health and financial well-being
Learn to grow, prepare and preserve food
Learn to incorporate unfamiliar foods or foods not currently eaten into a healthy diet
Increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety and food resource management
Learn about community support services to increase food security
Initial Outcome: Participants at Extension Programming
Indicator: Attendees of complete class or training
Method: Classroom, field days, cooking club
Timeline: Fall to Spring 2016/2017
Intermediate Outcome: Low-income residents improving diet
Indicator: % of WIC/SR funding Used
Method: KDA/WIC reports
Timeline: Summer 2017
Long-term Outcome:
Indicator:
Method:
Timeline:
Audience: Low Income Families and Individuals
Project or Activity: Conduct classes and workshops, distribute incentives and information through media and social marketing, provide exhibits, displays
Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up; Snap-ed
Inputs: Agent time; incentives
Date: monthly
Audience: Food Stamp Recipients
Project or Activity: SNAP-ed
Content or Curriculum: Handouts/calendars/incentives
Inputs: Monthly
Date:
Audience: Rural and Urban Consumers
Project or Activity: Harvest Showcase
Content or Curriculum: KDA/Farm to Table
Inputs: Agent/Volunteer time and effort
Date: July 2017
Audience: Extension Homemakers/General Public
Project or Activity: Gardening in Small Spaces Workshop
Content or Curriculum: UK
Inputs: Promotion/Presentation
Date: Spring of 2018
Audience: Extension Homemakers/General Public
Project or Activity: Leader Training/Toaster Ovens
Content or Curriculum: UK
Inputs: Promotion/planning
Date: Fall 2017