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Vegetable Lasagna from Cooking Matters
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Visit "Recipes" for healthy dishes your family will love, like this "Vegetable Lasagna"!

Small group nutrition class
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This class is learning how to read labels and choose the healthiest foods for their families.

A woman and her son prepare an omelet.
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Children love to help and often eat new vegetables and fruits that they help to prepare!

Use your favorite seasonal fruits for Fresh Fruit with Warm Honey Yogurt Topping from Cooking Matters.
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Visit "Recipes" for dishes your family will love, like "Fresh Fruit with Honey Yogurt Topping".

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Find out what those expiration dates on food containers mean by visiting Food Safety pages.

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Visit "Recipes" for healthy dishes your family will love, like these "Baked Sweet Potato Fries"!

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Food & Nutrition

Welcome to our Food and Nutrition pages! Cornell Cooperative Extension offers free or low-cost educational workshops, applied research projects, and lots of useful information on food-related topics from food safety and nutrition to healthy eating on a limited budget. Explore our links, check out our upcoming events, then give us a call or visit our Education Center to learn more.

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Choose MyPlate

MyPlate is the new USDA food guide tool to help people make wise food choices within food and calorie limits. Use their SuperTracker free online tool to track your food and activities.

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2020 SNAP-Ed logo including a profile of an apple in red and green with text saying SNAP-Ed New York Save Time. Save Money. Eat Healthy.

SNAP-ED NY

SNAP-ED NY helps people with limited incomes learn how to eat better for less money. Join us for a free class or one-time event! Call today!

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Black-tailed deer grazing by the roadside in Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington [public domain].

Fish and Game

Find resources on hunting and fishing, and many recipes for large and small game, fish and fowl and how to prepare them safely.

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Water is staged at Lakeland for air transport to Ocala in advance of Hurricane Ivan (Sept. 2004)

Food & Water in Emergencies

Keep yourself and others safe during an emergency by taking the proper precautions before consuming food or water. Learn more on our site.

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Last updated May 30, 2023

Food & Nutrition

2014 Program Committee

Nancy Brand, Chairwoman
Mary DeWalt
JoAnn Fratarcangelo
Emily Johnson
Marcia Kasprzyk
Michelle O’Brien
Deb MacDonald
Megan Scuteri

Community Partners

List here the organizations with whom you partner to provide your nutrition programs!

Get SNAP!

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program / SNAP logoAre you eligible for SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)? Find out if you can receive SNAP benefits and apply online at MyBenefits.NY.gov.

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Visit our SNAP-ED pages to find a free class or event happening near you!

Food Safety for Consumers During the Pandemic

Consumer Resources from the Institute for Food Safety at Cornell

FDA Resources for Food Safety and Coronovirus

Havard Health Guide for Food Safety During COVID-19

Food Safety Resources for Essential Workers During the Pandemic

The Schuyler County Health Department has guidance for essential workers.

The New York Agriculture and Markets page also has up to date information on protocols for Food Workers and Farmers during COVID-19.

Unique questions can be answered by the team of experts at the Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University.