A former Nutrition Education Program participant advised a group of friends about the benefits of the Healthy Choices for Every Body program and they decided to create a small group at a local apartment complex. The participants were concerned about their weight increase and how difficult for them shopping for food while working so many hours can be. They began the Healthy Choices for Every Body program, led by the Nutrition Education Program Assistant with the University of Kentucky’s Cooperative Extension Service and began learning the importance of managing food resources and how to their stretch food dollars.  
Through the program, they learned how to be active for at least 30 minutes every day and what measures to take to burn more calories, such as parking far away from the grocery store and other simple steps to be more active and less anxious to eat more food. After several classes, the group started adding little changes into their daily routine and saw a large improvement in their level of wellness. The group showed a 100 % improvement in cooking dinner at home and a 75 % improvement in planning meals ahead of time, making their life easier and more enjoyable at the time to deal with cooking!