Author: Deborah Shepherd
Planning Unit: Wayne County CES
Major Program: Real Skills for Everyday Life
Plan of Work: Building Strong Relationships throughout the LIfespan with Family and Consumer Science Skills
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
Twelve participants engaged in educational practice of budgeting food dollar, coupons, store shoppers and sales, label reading, seasonal shopping, price points comparison shopping, meal planning, etc. They participated in education lessons and hands-on shopping experience to put skills into practice. All twelve participants successfully completed the hands-on shopping experience. They made meal plans, shopped sale flyers, utilized coupons and purchased ingredients for a healthy MyPlate balanced meal for a family of four for ten dollars. Participants also reported they continued to utilize these learned skills after a six month follow-up survey.
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