This year, the Floyd County Cooperative Extension Office Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program partnered with the Mud Creek Senior Citizens Center. The Nutrition Education Program adult curriculum was used. Out of all the topics that had been previously done here, one particular lesson stood out to the attending adults. This lesson was “My Plate for Every Body”. This lesson focuses on the importance of eating from all five food groups. It also serves as a guide to help one learn proper serving sizes with different foods, and more particularly, how much to eat at each meal.

To take things a step further, after the My Plate lesson was implemented, the Nutrition Education Programs’ Game Day Sloppy Joe recipe was served. The participants received a handout of the recipe and proceeded to get out the suggested serving size. One participant stated that, putting what they just learned to use in that way helped her to “understand things so much easier” and that “it really is so simple”. A husband and wife were also in attendance, and the husband said “This has really helped me out so much. As a matter of fact, my wife makes something similar to this at the house, and I think we both agree that this healthier version right here tastes so much better”. This just goes to show that anyone can enjoy a well-balanced meal without having to sacrifice taste.