Food Fun from Apples to Zucchini A website to introduce elementary students to 37 different kids of produce -- many they may not know.
Healthy Hopping Jumping rope is fun and good for you, too! Learn nine different single rope stunts along with jump rope rhymes and games.
Food Fun from Apples to Zucchini A website to introduce elementary students to 37 different kids of produce -- many they may not know.
Meat Safety for the Consumer Basic information on foodborne illnesses, shopping and transporting meat, and ways to handle meats and seafood safely.
Fiesta de Sabores Esta es una colección de recetas Hispanas recomendadas para gente con diabetes.
Fiesta of Flavors A collection of Hispanic recipes recommended for people with diabetes
Nutrition & Health A collection of interesting sites about nutrition and health from U of I Extension.
Local Programs
Master Food Preserver
Our Master Food Preservers are available to answer any of your food preservation questions.
Nutrition Education, EFNEP and FSNEP
The nutrition staff of the Macon County Unit offers many fine educational programs to help our clients develop healthy lifestyles. We are a part of the Federal nutrition programs called the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and the Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program (FSNEP) which is known as the Family Nutrition Program (FNP) in Illinois.
For more information about these programs, please contact:
Phyllis A. Herring
Extension Educator, EFNEP/FNP
Macon County Unit
3351 N. President Howard Brown Blvd.
Decatur, IL 62521
Phone: 217-877-6042
FAX: 217-877-4564 paherrin@illinois.edu
Anita Tyus
Community Worker, EFNEP/FNP
Macon County Unit
3351 N. President Howard Brown Blvd.
Decatur, IL 62521
Phone: 217-877-6042
FAX: 217-877-4564 a-tyus@illinois.edu
Jean Carter
Secretary III
Macon County Unit
3351 N. President Howard Brown Blvd.
Decatur, IL 62521
Phone: 217-877-6042
FAX: 217-877-4564 ljcarter@illinois.edu