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Nutrition & Health
Featured Websites
Turkey for the Holidays Apples & More Fiesta of Flavors Food Fun from Apples to Zucchini MyPyramid.gov Nutrition & Health
Additional Websites
  • Pumpkins & More
    You can learn about U-pick pumpkin farms, pumpkin nutrition, varieties & selection, and fun activities for children.
  • Recipes for Diabetes
    Recipes from Extension's Dining with Diabetes or Living Well with Diabetes programs.
  • Sports & Nutrition: The Winning Connection
    Written and designed for today's young athlete, these easy-to-use nutrition guides work well in classrooms and after-school programs.
  • Tropical Punch
    Learn how to use tropical plants as focal points and accents.
  • Wellness Ways
    A collection of materials on wellness and health.
  • Your Guide to Diet and Diabetes
    This site focuses on the role that diet plays in the treatment of adults with diabetes.
  • Thrifty Living
    Simple ideas to help you manage your money, household and health.
  • Raspberries & More
    Learn about varieties & selection, how to plant, and where to find nurseries and U-pick farms.
  • Food for Thought
    Fun ideas each month about food and nutrition for parents of preschool children.
Local Programs
Family Nutrition Program

Family Nutrition Program
The University of Illinois Extension Family Nutrition Program (FNP) promotes safe and healthy eating by providing nutrition education programs and materials for food stamp eligible residents of Marshall and Putnam counties and ninety other Illinois counties.

Technology Training

Technology Training
The Marshall-Putnam Extension office is partnering with the Marshall-Putnam Farm Bureau to help close the technology divide. Each year a series of computer classes will be offered to the general public.

Nutrition & Health Resources
  • Diabetes Life Lines
    Today, there are 20.8 million people in the U.S. (or 7 percent of the population) with diabetes. To help people with diabetes eat well-balanced meals to keep blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible, Your Guide to Diet and Diabetes was created. It focuses on the role that diet plays in the treatment of adults and diabetes. Because meal management can be confusing, this site addresses meal planning basics, serving sizes, and the various food groups. It also includes a general overview of diabetes and cardiovascular health. The site was developed by Karen Chapman-Novakofski, Extension Specialist, Nutrition and Trina Sprengelmeyer, a graduate student. Please visit the site and share it with health care professionals and people with diabetes.

  • Home Food Preservation

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News & Updates
Diabetes Life Lines
Current diabetes research.
Less Is More
Fact sheets, tips and recipes that can help lead to healthier lifestyles.
Thrifty Living
Provides information on money management, consumer skills, nutrition, and well-being.
Wellness Ways
Ideas for eating better for less.
Community Directory

Marshall-Putnam Community Directory
The Marshall-Putnam Directory is provided to you as a public service by the University of Illinois Extension Marshall-Putnam Unit. It is designed to provide names, addresses, telephone numbers, and a thumbnail sketch of the businesses, organizations, and churches in the two counties.

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

Kathleen Bade
Community Worker, Family Nutrition Program
Marshall-Putnam Unit
509 Front Street
Suite 4
Henry, IL 61537
Phone: 309-364-2356
FAX: 309-364-2804
bade@illinois.edu

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