According to the Center for Disease Control, only about 7% of Kentuckians eat the recommend daily servings of vegetables. In response to this statistic, the Scott County Cooperative Extension Service and the Nutrition Education Program partnered with the Gathering Place Women’s Shelter to offer the Healthy Choices program to residents. Five women completed this series of seven weekly lessons focusing on MyPlate, food safety, reading nutrition labels, meal planning, and budgeting. Each class included a hands-on cooking demonstration that would emphasize how easy and affordable healthy cooking can be. According to the national reporting system data, 100% of participants improved their diet quality upon completion of this course, with 80% increasing daily vegetable consumption. Three out of five participants reported cooking meals for themselves more often, while all five attendants improved in one or more food safety practice necessary to do so. One Healthy Choices graduate, a self-proclaimed picky eater said that she enjoyed all the healthy recipes and would no longer turn down foods without trying them first.