Author: Jordan Crain
Major Program: Plate It Up! Kentucky Proud
In an effort to safely engage clientele in an exciting new way, the Green County Recipe Club was started. The Recipe Club is a way to promote the increase of fruits and vegetables in the diets of those participating. By joining the Recipe Club, participants agreed to receive a monthly packet with Plate It Up KY Proud recipe cards. After receiving their packet each month, participants are encouraged to make at least one recipe that is included in the packet. The evaluation results after the first
Author: Jane Proctor
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% of adult meet the recommended amount of 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
Author: Vicki Boggs
Spring 2020 Extension programming was suddenly required to shift from face-to-face contact with clientele to other platforms due to COVID-19 pandemic. University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service supported by endless efforts from FCS and many other teams quickly provided educational and relevant information to share with our clientele. Healthy at Home, Kids Club and Seasoned Newsletters were some of the many resources provided to hundreds of school youth and community for weeks and
Author: Melinda McCulley
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% of adult meet the recommended amounts of 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
Author: Amanda Hardy
The Green River Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agents presented Plate it up! Kentucky Proud to the area Homemakers by recording it on Zoom, due to COVID. Approximately 75 homemakers viewed the video for their lesson. After the program, ninety-five percent increased their knowledge of retail outlets for locally grown food commodities; and sixty percent increased their knowledge regarding how the Plate it up! Kentucky Proud program is a c
Author: Sarah Congleton
Montgomery County presented Plate it up! Kentucky Proud to 12 participants. After the program, 100% increased their knowledge regarding how the Plate it up! Kentucky Proud program is a consumer education partnership. 100% of participants expressed aspirations to try a Plate it up! Kentucky Proud recipe. 80% of participants indicated plans to prepare and/or preserve locally grown commodities. The Plate it up! Kentucky Proud program can potentially demonstrate positive change in both k
Author: Heather Norman-Burgdolf
Author: Rebecca Miller
Because of COVID-19 and a nationwide shutdown, more families found themselves staying in and preparing more meals at home. In efforts to educate and help with healthy eating and safe food/meal preparation a series of grab and go lessons and Facebook live videos were developed by the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Kentucky Specialist and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to implement the Plate It Up Kentucky Proud program.20 participants were given Plate It Up recipe cards and
Author: Katherine Alexander
The Green River Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agents presented Plate it up! Kentucky Proud to the area Homemakers by recording it on Zoom, due to COVID. Approximately 75 homemakers viewed the video for their lesson.After the program, ninety-five percent increased their knowledge of retail outlets for locally grown food commodities; and sixty percent increased their knowledge regarding how the Plate it up! Kentucky Proud program is a consumer education partnership. Seventy-f
Author: LaToya Drake
With the increasing trends of chronic disease and obesity in Kentucky, individuals, families, and communities need tools and strategies to support healthy and active lifestyle choices. 1/5 of Barren County residents report being in poor-fair health (County Health Rankings and Roadmaps 2017); 16% of Barren County Adults have diabetes and almost half (45%) have hypertension (Kentucky Health Facts). The Family and Consumer Sciences Agent set out to reach diverse audiences to help combat chronic dis
Author: Madison McAlmond
On September 17, 2020, Nicholas County received a shipment of over $70,000 worth of fresh fruits and vegetables from Marion Specialty foods to be distributed throughout the community funded by the USDA Farmers to Families program. The Nicholas County Fire Department volunteered their building to be the distribution site. The program was made possible by the Nicholas County Judge Executives Office and Fiscal Court with numerous amounts of volunteers and community partners helping pass out the box
Author: Kayla Watts
According to the 5-A-Day program developed and promoted by the USDA, citizens are encouraged to increase fruit and vegetable consumption to 5-9 servings daily. Although community members may understand the importance of consuming more fruits and vegetables, access to recipes using these foods, as well as, access to these food products can be difficult. Breathitt County residents have minimal access to healthy foods, thus making it even harder to combat health epidemics such a
Author: Allison Lewis
During the pandemic Spencer County Extension Agents have had to pivot their programing, much like everyone else, to online platforms. This is so that we can still reach much needed audiences. Every Wednesday our program assistant demos a Kentucky Proud or SNAP recipe though our county extension Facebook page. Not only does she provide the recipe step by step with our audience, she gives them detailed cooking and safety instruction. Such as, knife safety, appliance safety, hand washing, and food
