Success StoryMeals Made Easy



Meals Made Easy

Author: Shannon Smith

Planning Unit: Bracken County CES

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Plan of Work: Healthy Lifestyles for Bracken County Residents

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

Over the program year 2022-2023, the Bracken FCS Agent and Mason FCS Program Assistant partnered up to offer a program to both Bracken and Mason on Meals Made Easy.  This is a popular topic and usually well attended.   By partnering it help to provide programs in Mason County in the absence of an agent.  The 6 part series was offered from the Fall of 2022 to Spring of 2023.  The average class attendance was 15.  Sessions varied from Casseroles, Salads, Slow Cooker, Electric Pressure Cooker, Breakfast Meals, and Freezer Meals. When the participants were given an evaluation at the end of the series and 100% of them said they learned new skills from the classes and 90% of the people said they had tried at least one of the recipes at home.   Skills that were learned:  uses of newer product, making casseroles with what you have on hand, easy meals, making a variety of meals, convenient methods of preparing meals, homemade salad dressings, making inexpensive meals, things that can be frozen, and more ideas for your slow cooker.  All in all the series was a huge success and another one if being planned for the 2023-2024 year.






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