Due to a significant rise in pregnant, drug-addicted women in Martin County, the Nutrition Education Program partnered with Mountain Comprehensive Care,Serenity House, to educate members regarding healthier food options by learning how to read nutrition labels as well as learn to practice food safety and how manage and save money on food cost. The Nutrition Education Program offered a 7-part required series curriculum, called Healthy Choices for Everybody. 

As a result of this program, 100% of participants gained knowledge on how to properly read nutrition labels, food safety protocol, and how to save and manage money on food costs. Overall, all 6 participants significantly increased their fruit and vegetable consumption by eating more than one kind of each, fruit and vegetable, per day. Furthermore, a few comments have been made, such as “you have ruined us because now every time we pick up a food package, we automatically flip it over to read the label to see the fat, sugars, and salts.” Although the 7 required lessons are completed, the participants are willing and eager to continue their education with The Nutrition Education Program, therefore lessons will continue throughout April 2018.