The University of Illinois Extension Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program (FSNEP) promotes safe and healthy eating by providing nutrition education programs and materials for food stamp eligible residents of Randolph County. The Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program (FSNEP) is funded with Food Stamp Administrative funds by the Food & Consumer Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

Available Randolph County educational programs include:

• Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles: Cooking Basics; Food Guide Pyramid; Weight Management
• Keeping Food Safe: Basic Food Safety, Hand Washing
• Stretching Food Dollars: Food Shopping and Budgeting; Meal Ideas; Reading Food Labels
• Monthly and Seasonal Topics

Food Stamp Nutrition Education Programs are available at many locations:

• Food Stamp Offices
• WIC sites
• Head Start Program Sites
• Food Pantries
• Community Centers
• Libraries
• Grocery Stores
• Group Homes
• Community Food Sites
• Housing Authorities
• Homeless Shelters
• Churches
• Schools
• After School Programs
• Senior Citizen Centers
• Youth Summer Camps

Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program Resources

U of I Nutrition/Health Programs
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/nutrition/

Wellness Ways Newsletters
http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/wellnessways/newsletters.html

Getting the Most for Your Food Dollars
http://www.ace.uiuc.edu/cfe/food/index.html

Get Up and Move!
http://www.4-h.uiuc.edu/opps/move/index.html