Cornell Cooperative Extension

Ulster County
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Food & Nutrition Education

Welcome to our food and nutrition pages! Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County offers free and low-cost educational workshops and lots of useful information on food-related topics from food safety and nutrition to healthy eating on a limited budget. Explore our links, check out our upcoming events, then give us a call or visit our Education Center to learn more. 

thanksgiving

Be Food Safe This Thanksgiving

Tips from the EFNEP Program!

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Black-tailed deer grazing by the roadside in Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington [public domain].

Venison Guide

Processing, Preparing, and Presenting Big Game

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Small group nutrition class

Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program

EFNEP is a free program designed to assist limited-resource families learn how to eat healthy meals on a budget, make better food choices, and increase physical activity, thereby improving nutritional well-being.

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ESNY Move More

Eat Smart NY HV

The Eat Smart New York (ESNY) program of the Hudson Valley Region provides community-based nutrition education and obesity prevention activities targeted to SNAP and SNAP eligible populations.

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Contact

Melinda Herzog
Healthy Communities Issue Leader
mmh62@cornell.edu
845-340-3990 ext. 342

Last updated January 28, 2020

Nutrition Education Programs

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Choose MyPlate

Choose MyPlate the new USDA food guide tool to help people make wise food choices within food and calorie limits. MyPlate the Food Guide Pyramid and MyPyramid using simple tools like plates, cups and bowls to help us see how healthy food portions look, and to know what kinds of foods to eat.

Click here to use the Choose MyPlate tool.

Other MyPlate Resources:

Do you eat fish caught locally?

Click on the link below and take the Hudson River Local Fish/Crab Survey.

Hudson River Local Fish/Crab Survey

                                               

Events

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Online Groups/Blogs

Adopting Healthy Habits Facebook page

Our Facebook page is the great place to start if you're looking for ideas, tips, and tricks on how to lead a healthy and active lifestyle! Like our page to get notifications every time we post!

Day To Day Eats Blog

Our blog is a place for sharing questions, comments, or ideas for how to lead a healthy and active lifestyle! Subscribe to stay updated!