Family Nutrition Education Program
Learn how to eat right for good health
"Eat less, move more, eat lots of vegetables and fruit". It's that simple. Polish your skills in the Family Nutrition Education Program. We give you the information you need to make the right choices.
For students, UCCE offers: Who is eligible?
Classes in schools with 50% or more in free and reduced meal program.
- Popular nutrition Curriculum for grades from preschool to 12th
- The newsletter, Edible Express: classroom activities, nutrition items, food safety news, and showcases of local teachers.
- Access to the free Resource Library.
- The chance to make a difference in your community by participation in exciting special projects like:
Fast Food High School Fotonovela Project Project
- Monterey County Grows Health a newspaper supplement created by students.
- fotonovela project including the Fast Food High School series by teens, about food, personal choice and being cool.
For adults, UCCE offers:
- Nutrition classes with information about the foods needed for a healthy life.
and. . . IT'S FREE!!!
- Learn to get the most from a food-buying dollar.
- Prevent food-borne illness.
- Fix healthy favorite foods as quickly and inexpensively as possible.
- The bilingual newsletter Favorite Family Food with recipes, news, nutrition & food safety information.
Who is eligible? Any group in the Monterey-Santa Cruz County area that serves food stamp-eligible clientele.
Call Kathleen for more information - 831-759-7373