Nutrition Links
Nutrition Links Programs are for
- Families with young children (under the age of 19) living in either rural or urban areas who are responsible for the planning, purchasing, and preparing of the family's food
- Pregnant women
- Pregnant and Parenting Teens
- School-age youth (5 - 19 years of age)
- Preschoolers and their parents
- Adults and Seniors
Photo Credit: SNAP-Ed program
Sign up for Nutrition Links
- Email NutritionLinks@psu.edu
- Call toll-free 1-888-778-3535
- Contact your local Extension office
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Enjoy Healthy Eating on a Tight Budget
Participants in this free program complete virtual or in-person lessons featuring healthy eating tips on smart shopping, food preparation, and delicious recipes, as well as food safety lessons. Classes include hands-on activities and cooking demonstrations to reinforce the learning process. Our evaluation data demonstrates the effectiveness of the program's impact on participants' behaviors in food selection, dietary intake, management of resources, and food safety.
93% of participants made positive dietary changes
Photo Credit: SNAP-Ed program
78% of participants showed improvement in food resource management practices
Photo credit: SNAP-Ed program
Participants are taught how to
- Make positive changes to achieve good nutrition and health
- Control portion sizes
- Practice food resource management skills
- Practice food safety in preparation
- Practice safe storage and handling of food
- Increase physical activity
Easy Cooking from Pantry to Table
Nutrition Links produces a monthly newsletter, Easy Cooking from Pantry to Table, that provides tips and ideas for healthy, low-cost recipes.
Access the latest and past issues of Easy Cooking from Pantry to Table online.
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About Nutrition Links
Nutrition Links provides research-based nutrition education to help people and families with limited resources enhance their nutrition, increase their physical activity, and develop life skills needed for self-sufficiency and better health.
Our classes are a very rewarding experience for everyone, impacting the health and well-being of the entire family. We partner with many agencies in the community to enhance the services offered and reach the limited-resource audience.
Nutrition Links is federally funded and supported by local resources/dollars. Funds come from the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed), known in Pennsylvania as PA SNAP-Ed.
