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Nutrition
Meal Planning
Cooking
Food Safety
Smart Food Shopping

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Eat Smart New York
is a free nutrition education program for food stamp recipients. It is a voluntary program where you can learn about nutrition, health, food shopping, low cost meal planning, cooking, and safe food preparation and storage.

What will we do together?
You and your educator will plan hands-on activities, based on your interests and needs that will help you eat healthier.

Why Choose Eat Smart New York?
It is a fun, easy way to learn skills to help prepare programs for kidsand volunteers. And it's FREE! All you need to do is want to learn.

Who can participate?
Any adult, including senior citiznes, who is receiving food stamps or who is trying to live on a limited income.

Where will the lessons be held?
Right in your own home, one on one, at your convenience or as a small group at a church, community center or at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Steuben County office.

Nutrition Program
You will work with trained nutrition program educators who are supervised by a Family and Consumer Educator. These educators receive ongoing training in current nutrition research, and are eager to help you meet your nutritional needs.

Meet our educators