Eat Smart New York!
Eat Smart New York Trained Nutrition Program Educators work with individuals who receive food stamps and groups to determine needs and goals. Sessions are conducted at homes, community centers, work sites, or other convenient locations.

Eat Smart New York! participants learn to:

  • Plan thrifty menus
  • Stretch food stamp dollars
  • Read food labels
  • Budget household finances
  • Use the My Pyramid
  • Plan nutritious meals for pregnant moms, infants, and children
  • Meet the nutritional needs of seniors
  • Prepare healthy meals in a flash
  • Serve healthy snacks for kids
  • Cook for one or two
  • Cook from scratch
  • Use leftovers creatively
  • Store and prepare food safely
  • Grow a vegetable garden
  • Preserve food by canning or freezing
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

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(Limited Resources Audience) 

EFNEP brings free nutrition information to families and young children in Oswego County through one-on-one, groups, mail and phone. It is designed to assist limited resource audiences in acquiring the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed-behavior necessary for nutritionally sound diets, and to contribute to their personal development and the improvement of the total family diet and nutritional well-being.

Programs include:
  • Stretch your food dollar
  • Wise food choices
  • Identify key nutrients in foods
  • Plan and prepare nutritious meals
  • Store foods to prevent spoilage
  • Add variety to meals with new foods
  • Computer analysis of your diet