Family Nutrition Program - Lake County
The Family Nutrition Program (FNP) is a nutrition education program that targets limited resource audiences statewide. It is funded by Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service in partnership with Indiana Family & Social Services and the United States Department of Agriculture. Program Assistants organize community and home interventions to bring about nutrition related lifestyle changes.
MISSION
To increase the ability of individuals and families with limited resources to utilize their food dollars and food stamps appropriately and to provide a safe meal environment. This mission is accomplished by providing free, informal, and easily accessible educational programs in the home and community. These programs focus on developing knowledge and skill related to nutrition and meal planning; food purchasing, preparation, and safety; and resource management.
SENIOR CITIZENS
SANDY MONROE - SENIOR FAMILY NUTRITION PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Sandy Monroe, Nutrition Instructor, teaches basic nutrition, menu planning and food safety at twenty-three Senior Nutrition Sites and seven Senior Citizen Centers located throughout Lake County. Lesson topics include information on the 2005 Dietary Guidelines and also "MyPyramid". "Simply Good Eating for Seniors" is used for teaching older adults about nutrition.
General Lesson Topics Include:
Boning Up on Calcium
Eating for a Healthy Heart
Shopping and Cooking for One or Two
YOUTH
SUSAN GATLIN - YOUTH FAMILY NUTRITION PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Susan Gatlin, Anna Hayden and Erin Sherrow Hayse, Nutrition Instructors, teach youth in qualifying Lake County schools and youth organizations using the Exploring MyPyramid with Professor Popcorn curriculum.
The "Exploring MyPyramid with Professor Popcorn" curriculum consists of five, nutrition education lessons that meet the Indiana Academic Standards for Science and Health.
ANNA HAYDEN - YOUTH FAMILY NUTRITION PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Lesson Topics Include:
MyPyramid
Make Half Your Grains Whole
Vary Your Veggies
Focus on Fruits
Get Calcium and Go Lean with Protein
ERIN SHERROW HAYSE - YOUTH FAMILY NUTRITION PROGRAM ASSISTANT
