Do you know how to Eat Smart?
save money and live a healthy lifestyle on a tight budget, educators with the “Eat Smart New York” program say.
Started in January, “Eat Smart New York” is meant to show low-income families how to prepare nutritious, low-cost meals. Shopping smarter and making better food budgets are also key focuses of the program, organized through Chenango County Cornell Cooperative Extension.
“We’re helping people to stretch their food dollars,” said program director Betty Clark.
At an open house Friday, Clark and educators Carol Loefstedt and Nicole Althaus gave demonstrations on how to prepare simple, healthy and inexpensive meals and snacks, like carrot and zucchini muffins, maple-flavored granola, harvest pudding and low-fat yogurt with fruit.
“This is all really good,” said Kathy Krucher, a representative of the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program, who was at the open house to learn more about Eat Smart for her own programs. “It’s seems quicker to pick-up easy, ready-made products. What’s great about this is its simplicity. I think we’ll put some of these recipes in our newsletter.”
Eat Smart organizers are currently working with WIC, Head Start, domestic violence centers, day care providers, senior citizen centers and other community-based organizations to gather participants and set up class schedules, tentatively set to begin in the next few weeks.
The program is aiming to graduate 40 people the first time around.
Loefstedt is hoping that for some, they can break the cycle of poor money and food management that have been passed down from generation to generation.
“When people make a decision to buy frozen pizza and soda, they’re blowing two or three nights’ worth of food,” said Loefstedt, who will be teaching the classes along with Althaus. “It’s about teaching them to plan ahead.”
Planning means knowing the hidden health risks in popular foods and drinks, Clark said. It also means learning how to incorporate diversity into one’s diet.
“The goal is to make sure our families are eating a lot of fruits,” said Clark. “Whether it’s dried, fresh or canned, it’s important to eat fruits anyway you can.”
Clark said it’s also necessary to point out that portions sizes, just in the last 20 years, have doubled and tripled, adding to the burden of obesity and health problems.
“Food sizes are getting bigger,” she said.
Course curriculum will be geared to senior citizens, the basics of eating right and budgeting for food.
Started in January, “Eat Smart New York” is meant to show low-income families how to prepare nutritious, low-cost meals. Shopping smarter and making better food budgets are also key focuses of the program, organized through Chenango County Cornell Cooperative Extension.
“We’re helping people to stretch their food dollars,” said program director Betty Clark.
At an open house Friday, Clark and educators Carol Loefstedt and Nicole Althaus gave demonstrations on how to prepare simple, healthy and inexpensive meals and snacks, like carrot and zucchini muffins, maple-flavored granola, harvest pudding and low-fat yogurt with fruit.
“This is all really good,” said Kathy Krucher, a representative of the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program, who was at the open house to learn more about Eat Smart for her own programs. “It’s seems quicker to pick-up easy, ready-made products. What’s great about this is its simplicity. I think we’ll put some of these recipes in our newsletter.”
Eat Smart organizers are currently working with WIC, Head Start, domestic violence centers, day care providers, senior citizen centers and other community-based organizations to gather participants and set up class schedules, tentatively set to begin in the next few weeks.
The program is aiming to graduate 40 people the first time around.
Loefstedt is hoping that for some, they can break the cycle of poor money and food management that have been passed down from generation to generation.
“When people make a decision to buy frozen pizza and soda, they’re blowing two or three nights’ worth of food,” said Loefstedt, who will be teaching the classes along with Althaus. “It’s about teaching them to plan ahead.”
Planning means knowing the hidden health risks in popular foods and drinks, Clark said. It also means learning how to incorporate diversity into one’s diet.
“The goal is to make sure our families are eating a lot of fruits,” said Clark. “Whether it’s dried, fresh or canned, it’s important to eat fruits anyway you can.”
Clark said it’s also necessary to point out that portions sizes, just in the last 20 years, have doubled and tripled, adding to the burden of obesity and health problems.
“Food sizes are getting bigger,” she said.
Course curriculum will be geared to senior citizens, the basics of eating right and budgeting for food.
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