Eat Smart New York-Saratoga County

Eat Smart New York-Saratoga County Free Nutrition Education
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Eat Smart New York (ESNY) Nutrition Education is FREE to all individuals who qualify for and/or receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). ESNY is an exciting program where nutrition educators will meet with you to help you learn about: nutrition, meal planning, healthy food shopping on a budget, cooking and food safety, weight control and physical activity, an

d much more. The program information is based upon the following:
•Eat fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and nonfat or low-fat milk or milk products every day.
•Be physically active every day as part of a healthy lifestyle.
•Balance calories eaten from foods and beverages with calories used when being physically active. Nutrition education is free and the only cost to you is your time. Classes are held at area cooperative extensions, and at agencies like food pantries, senior centers or head start locations.

04/04/2014

Eat Right When Money's Tight! A printable guide to making the most of your grocery dollars.
http://snap.nal.usda.gov/snap/EatRightWhenMoneysTight.pdf

12/12/2013

It works!!!

The Food and Nutrition Service of the USDA released a study providing clear evidence that well-designed nutrition education programs can lead to healthier food choices by participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
“The results of this study reiterate the critical role of nutrition education and promotion in improving the healthfulness of SNAP purchases, USDA and our partners continue to explore a wide-ranging set of strategies that support families as they purchase, prepare and eat more healthy." foods.”http://www.fns.usda.gov/pressrelease/2013/fns-001313

WASHINGTON, December 5, 2013 -- The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a study providing clear evidence that well-designed nutrition education programs can lead to healthier food choices by participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistanc...

12/03/2013

Programs coming up this month:

*Play Date group in Corinth includes a free healthy snack for kids and caregivers! These will be held at Corinth Free Library for eligible participants (receive WIC, SNAP, Medicaid, Head Start, Reduced/Free Lunch) on Mondays, December 16th and 30th from 11am to 12pm.

*Nutrition Program at Saratoga Senior Center on Mondays at 3pm.

*At Cornell Cooperative Extension in Ballston Spa there will be a Lunch and Learn series every Tuesday from 12pm to 1pm. Lunch will be provided to participants.

*There will be a Menu Planning/ Grocery Budgeting class held at the Saratoga County EOC on Bath Street in Ballston Spa on Wednesdays at 1pm.

*Cooking and Nutrition Class held at 50 West High Street in the Cooperative Extension kitchen every Thursday at 10:30am.

*Nutrition Program every Thursday at the William Ford Community Center in Saratoga Springs at 3pm.

*We will also be at WIC clinics and local food pantries delivering important nutrition messages

You must register by phone or email to attend. These programs are completely free and available to anyone who receives SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, or Reduced School Lunch. Please call our office at 885-8995 or privately message us to sign up!

Our colleague, registered dietician Diane Whitten, recently tipped us off to a new website she found, Menustat. It is a...
11/18/2013

Our colleague, registered dietician Diane Whitten, recently tipped us off to a new website she found, Menustat. It is a free online national database created by New York City Health Dept. which offers nutrition info on 66 of the most popular chain restaurants in America. Estimates as high as 1/3 of our calories are eaten away from home so this is a valuable tool to help navigate the best and worst food choices when dining out! You can view nutrition information by menu item, food category, or restaurant,
and track nutrition changes over time
http://menustat.org/

MenuStat

11/07/2013

Saturdays, 9-1, in Saratoga Spa State Park, 65 South Broadway

11/04/2013

New programs coming up this month:
Play Date group includes a free healthy snack for kids and caregivers!
These will be held at Corinth Free Library for eligible participants (receive WIC, SNAP, Medicaid, Head Start, Reduced/Free Lunch) on Mondays, November 18th and 25th from 11am to 12pm. December dates to be announced!

We will be adding dates for these Play Date groups in Saratoga, Ballston Spa, and South Glens Falls sites, so be on the lookout for those :)

Also at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Ballston Spa there will be a Lunch and Learn series starting November 12th at 11am and November 19th at 12:30pm. Lunch will be provided to participants.

Please call our office at 885-8995 or privately message us to sign up!

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11/04/2013

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11/04/2013

Eat Smart New York of Saratoga County is very excited to become part of the Facebook community! Through this page we will share recipes, nutrition and wellness tips, calendar events, important links, and info on local Farmer's Markets! Thank you for joining us and we look forward to being your link to better nutrition!

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Ballston Spa, NY
12020

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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