Success StoryMaking Your Pennies Count
Making Your Pennies Count
Author: Kati Noble
Planning Unit: Breathitt County CES
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Outcome: Initial Outcome
According to Feeding America, 25% of Breathitt Countians are faced with food insecurities. One way to address this issue is by providing participants with information and hands on activities on shopping on a budget, menu planning, and meal prepping.
Breathitt County SNAP-Ed Assistant, in partnership with Breathitt County Senior Citizens, taught adults the Healthy Choices for Everybody Curriculum. As a part of these classes, participants were taught various lessons including food safety, how to read food labels, and shopping on a budget.
Participants behavior change was indicated by entry and exit forms. 92% of participants showed a positive increase in their overall diet quality, as well as improving their food safety and food resource management practices.
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