Extension
It Starts With Us
Accessing Nutritious Foods
Nutrition
VW, NB
Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
Food Preservation
Food Preparation
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 training consumers and producers to maximize local access to food products from farm to table.
--clientele will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by 1 or more servings per day.
--clientele improve food management skills and healthy eating habits.
Number who:
--access more local foods
--plant, harvest and preserve produce
--apply improved food preparation skills, food management skills, food safety and healthy eating habits
--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
Initial Outcome: learn to grow, prepare and preserve food
Indicator: 37, 38, 40, 42, 51, 52
Method: observation, surveys
Timeline: ongoing
Intermediate Outcome: plant,harvest and preserve produce
Indicator: 37, 38, 40, 42, 51, 52
Method: curriculum evaluation methods
Timeline: ongoing
Long-term Outcome: clientele will increase average fruit and vegetable consumption by 1 or more servings per day
Indicator: 43, 44, 45
Method: follow-up surveys
Timeline: ongoing
Audience: limited resource individuals and families, families with children, youth, volunteers
Project or Activity: Plate it Up! Kentucky Proud
Content or Curriculum: Plate it Up! Kentucky Proud curriculum
Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Nutrition Education Programs (NEP)
Date: FALL 2017-SPR 2018
Audience: limited resource individuals and families, families with children, youth, volunteers, schools
Project or Activity: Gardening Programs, Food Preservation, Farmers Market
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications, Master Gardener curriculum
Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Nutrition Education Programs (NEP)
Date: FALL 2017-SPR 2018
Audience: youth, schools, libraries
Project or Activity: Literacy, Eating and Activity for Primary Youth Health (LEAP)
Content or Curriculum: LEAP
Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Nutrition Education Programs (NEP)
Date: FALL 2017-SPR 2018
Audience: families, Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Pressure is On! Get your Dinner Ready Fast
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications
Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Date: Fall 2017
Audience: families, Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Sweet Enough without All that Sugar
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications
Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Date: SPR 2018
Audience: families, Extension Homemakers
Project or Activity: Cooking for One, Two or a Few
Content or Curriculum: UK Publications
Inputs: Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service (CES) agents, program assistants, specialists and volunteers, Kentucky CES publications and resources, Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA), USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Date: SPR 2018
Author: Nicole Rhein
Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum
Farm & Home Safety Day 2.0Marshall County Extension Service has participated for several years in the annual Farm & Home Safety Day for the county’s 5th grade students. The program is coordinated by the Marshall County Conservation District and involves participation from local groups including Kentucky State Police, County Health Department, Emergency Management, Red Cross, WKRECC, and others. Marshall County Extension has covered a variety of safety topics at this program includi
Author: Vicki Wynn
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), moderate-intensity level activity for 2.5 hours each week can reduce the risk for obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease, stroke, depression, colon cancer and premature death. The CDC also considers gardening a moderate-intensity level activity that offers other benefits, as well. In addition to these health benefits, gardens have been scientifically proven to be a stress reliever.Backyard gard
Author: Vicki Wynn
Major Program: Youth Fruit & Vegetable Access
According to recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 44.6% of Kentucky adolescents reported consuming fruit less than one time daily, and 42.7% reported consuming vegetables less than one time daily. Nutrition education takes on a whole new life when combined with teaching cooking skills to kids. Research shows children are more willing to try new healthful foods when they help with snacks or meal preparation. 
