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UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




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Jul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024


Success Story First Graders Sample a New Fruit



First Graders Sample a New Fruit

Author: Vanessa Harris

Planning Unit: Menifee County CES

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Outcome: Initial Outcome

 According to the Center for Disease Control, the prevalence of obesity in Kentucky youth is 20.7% among 6- to 11-year-olds, which could lead to obesity-related conditions including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, asthma, sleep apnea and joint problems.    

The Menifee County Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Assistant was asked to present nutrition programs to first graders at a local school. When asking the students to identify various fruits, most students did not recognize a pear or stated that they had never tasted a pear. The Assistant taught a series of lessons using the LEAP curriculum. (Literacy, Eating, and Activity for Preschool/Primary). During one of the lessons in the series, the assistant brought in pears for the children to taste. Upon completion of the program, 61% of the children showed an increase of being able to recognize pears as a fruit and incorporating this fruit into their diets.

 

 






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