Nicholas County is a small rural population with limited resources, and an obesity rating of 41% according to a health report from US NEWS. With the obesity rating being nearly 6% more than the National Average, the Nicholas County Extension Agent for FCS/4-H collaborated with the FRYSC director at Nicholas County Elementary to develop an evening event encouraging families to come out and learn about healthy eating habits, food safety, and nutrition in a fun question and answer format.

On April 18th,  "Tacos and Trivia" was held to engage families in a night of fun and knowledge with amazing prizes available as they answered question in categories ranging from food safety to reading food labels. Fun categories were also included to make the experience both engaging and fun. 

Ten families registered for the event with a total of 52 people. Families were encouraged to come up with a family team name. With eight categories and four questions in each category, families worked together to finalize their answer. With each revealed answer, families responded with cheers or with "Really?!!" as they were shocked to learn answers such as the average American Family spends nearly $1000 on soft drinks and you shouldn't keep leftovers more than 4 days due to bacteria growth.

100% of Participants stated that they had gained knowledge that would impact their choices from this point forward.

The final question of the event was "What is one change your family plans to make after joining us for Tacos and Trivia tonight?" One family stated that they plan to eat together more based on information given in the program, while another family said they planned to increase the number of fresh fruits and vegetables their family included in their meals.