Family Nutrition Program

Classes teach participants about nutrition, meal planning, food shopping and food safety.

Family Nutrition Program

What is the Family Nutrition Program?

Classes teach participants about nutrition, meal planning, food shopping and food safety. The target audiences for the program are adults with limited resources. The Family Nutrition Program is sponsored by a grant of the Midwest Region Food and Consumer Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

How Can I Participate in the Family Nutrition Program?

You may contact Kiley Horn, Program Assistant at the Champaign County Extension office at 937-484-1526 or horn.217@osu.edu for a listing of programs and classes. All programs are offered to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis.

Community Partners

The success of FNP involves a partnership with local agencies and organizations whose outreach includes food stamp participants and eligible nonparticipants. Partners with Champaign County include:

  • Department of Job & Family Services
  • Messiah Manor
  • Recovery Zone
  • Urbana Senior Center
  • Mechanicsburg Public Library
  • Champaign Family YMCA
  • Cherry Arbors
  • Tri-County Community Action Partnership Congregate Meal Sites (which consists of the following)
  • St. Paris First Baptist Church
  • Mechanicsburg Village Apartments
  • Urbana Tri-County CAP Center
  • North Lewisburg Community Center
  • Christiansburg Methodist Church

Topics

The Ohio State University Extension Family Nutrition Program targets low-income audiences and food stamp recipients in Champaign County by providing nutritional education in:

Nutrition...

Use of the MyPyramid: a guide to daily food choices, as set by the United States Department of Agriculture

Meal Planning...

Balanced menu and recipe planning for low-cost meals that meet the requirements outlined in MyPyramid

Food Safety...

Appropriate preparation and storage of foods to prevent food-borne illnesses

Food Shopping...

Budgeting tips for the better management of food dollars so an individual may make informed decisions on time, effort and money

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County Family Nutrition Program News
March 2012 Classes
March 2012 Classes
Don’t give up on those New Year’s resolutions quite yet!! Join us for a series of classes designed to help you succeed in reaching your goals without the fad dieting. Learn strategies to bring about a change in your and your family’s lifestyle(s). Topic areas include:  MyPlate  Label Reading  Portion Distortion  Balancing Food & Physical Activity
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FNP News
FNP News
It’s hard to follow the Dietary Guidelines if you want to include dining out or picking up meals at the drive-thru. How can you make healthy food choices when eating fast food?
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Ohio State University Extension embraces human diversity and is committed to ensuring that all research and related educational programs are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or veteran status. This statement is in accordance with United States Civil Rights Laws and the USDA.

Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Agricultural Administration; Associate Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Director, Ohio State University Extension and Gist Chair in Extension Education and Leadership. TDD No. 800-589-8292 (Ohio only) or 614-292-6181.