Success StorySenior Commodities
Senior Commodities
Author: Vanessa Harris
Planning Unit: Menifee County CES
Major Program: Accessing Nutritious Foods (general)
Outcome: Initial Outcome
According to the Centers for Disease Control in (2017), only 1 in 10 adults met the federal fruit and vegetable recommendation. The Menifee County SNAP-ED Assistant taught seven required lessons from the Healthy Choices for Every Body curriculum to fourteen recipients of senior commodities distributed at the Clark Energy Community Center. After completing the seven required lessons 57 % of the participants reported an improvement in eating more fruits, 79 % eat more vegetables, 64 % eat more red and orange vegetables and 79 % eat more dark green vegetables.
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