Knott County families are making Healthy Choices 

The Knott County NEP paraprofessional taught 66 families how to serve more nutritious meals, keep food safe and use local food resources effectively. As a result 98% of those families improved the nutritional quality of their diet and 84% ate a higher quality diet because they planned meals using MyPlate, considered healthy choices and used the Nutrition Facts label. The families made a number of other improvements; 70% increased the frequency of moderate physical activity for 30 minutes per day, 79% began cooking at home more often, 68% showed improvement in safe food handling practices and hand washing behavior and 85% learned to plan meals and use a grocery list to guide food purchases. A 80% improvement was shown in food price comparison behavior. The percentage of families who could not afford to eat properly dropped by more than 50%.