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Nutrition & Health
Good health starts with good eating habits.

Featured Websites
Healthy Indoor Air Fiesta de Sabores Great Corn Adventure Meat Safety for the Consumer MyPyramid.gov Your Guide to Diet and Diabetes
Additional Websites
  • Food for Thought
    Fun ideas each month about food and nutrition for parents of preschool children.
  • Nutrition & Health
    A collection of interesting sites about nutrition and health from U of I Extension.
  • Reflexionando Sobre los Alimentos
    Cada mes, ideas divertidas sobre comida y nutrición para padres de niños preescolares.
  • Apples & More
    Visit Apples & More to learn about U-pick apple orchards, apple nutrition, varieties & selection, and fun activities for children.
  • Deportes y Nutrición: La conexión ganadora
    Escrito y diseñado para el atleta jóven de hoy en día. Estas instrucciones son útiles para programas en salones y después de clase.
  • Fiesta of Flavors
    A collection of Hispanic recipes recommended for people with diabetes
  • Backyard Fruits
    Backyard Fruits gives the basics of growing fruit in the home garden.
  • Taste of Gardening
    Here's a great resource for learning the basics of gardening.
  • Let's Party
    Tips for having safe, drug free parties for 5th-8th graders including a hosting checklist, tasty recipes, and fun party games.
Local Programs
Family Nutrition Program

Family Nutrition Program
The Family Nutrition Program (FNP) provides educational programs and information on nutrition education, food safety, and food budgeting, targeting limited income audiences.

Nutrition & Health Resources
  • FNP Group Enrollment Form Word
    All groups that Ms Joy visits must fill out an enrollment form once per year. It does not matter how many times she visits the same group. They only have to fill it out once.

  • Safe Food Handling PDF
    Food Charts for safe food handling during power outages.

  • Thrifty Living
    Here are some great ideas to help with family food bugdeting.

  • You and Your Family
    Includes health tips, nutrition fact sheets, information for those with diabetes, wild game recipes, indoor air quality fact sheets, parenting information, and more.

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Contact Us
For more information about these programs, please contact:

Joy Suits
Family Nutrition Program Community Worker, Saline, Gallatin, Pope & Hardin
Gallatin/ Pope/ Hardin/ Saline Unit
34 Veterans Drive, Suite D
PO Box 467
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Phone: 618-252-8391
FAX: 618-253-3006
joysuits@illinois.edu

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