Todd County Nutrition Education Program

The Todd County NEP paraprofessional taught 56 limited resource families how to serve more nutritious meals, keep foods safe, and utilize local food resources effectively   98.2% of NEP families made an improvement in the nutritional quality of their diet.

58.6% of NEP graduated families consumed a diet of higher quality because they planned meals using My Plate, 62% of families learned to plan meals ahead of time.  67% of families more often used the "Nutrition Facts" label, while 65% thought more often about healthy food choices when deciding what to feed their families.

58% of the families more often followed the recommended practices of not thawing foods at room temperature. 71% of participants showed improvement in one or more food safety practices (i.e. thawing and storing foods correctly). 51.11% of families increased the frequency of moderate physical activity for 30 minutes per day.

The Todd County NEP paraprofessional continues to interact with limited resource families to encourage them to come to the “Healthy Choices for Everybody” classes, offering food samples and the recipes at various locations.