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Onondaga County
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Find healthy new dishes your family will love on our "Recipes" page.

Small group nutrition class
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A small group nutrition class .

A woman and her son prepare an omelet.
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Children will often eat new foods that they help you to prepare!

Use your favorite seasonal fruits for Fresh Fruit with Warm Honey Yogurt Topping from Cooking Matters.
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"Fresh Fruit with Honey Yogurt Topping", from Cooking Matters.

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Nutrition & Health

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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Food Assistance

Find food pantries, community meals, and programs like ESNY, WIC and Free/Reduced School Meals that can help feed your family.

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Food Dating

Many food containers have expiration dates, but what do they mean? Are foods safe to eat after the date has passed? Learn more here.

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Creamy Macaroni and Cheese with butternut or acorn squash

Healthy Recipes

There's a surprise -- squash! -- in this delicious and creamy macaroni & cheese recipe from Cooking Matters. Visit our "Recipes" page for this recipe and more!

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Early Morning Farm booth at the Ithaca Farmers' Market, 06/10/2013 (Cornell University Photography)

Local Foods

Find local farmers markets, and learn why buying local is great for you and your community!

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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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Safe Grilling

The risk of foodborne illness increases during the summer months. Learn how to keep your family safe with these tips from the USDA.

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Contact

Kathleen Bump
Southern Tier SNAP-Ed Regional Program Manager
kmb378@cornell.edu
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Last updated January 4, 2024

Nutrition & Health

Free Cookbook!

Click here to download the Let's Get Cooking Cookbook!

Let’s Get Cooking is a cookbook developed for all families in our community. Our goal is to provide healthy, tasty meal ideas to make cooking together quick, easy and healthy for everyone. You will find these recipes easy to prepare, low-cost, tasty and nutritious. We hope that you and your children will enjoy learning, cooking and eating together.

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Eat Healthy, Be Active

A woman and her infant shop for fruit at a grocery store.

This series of video workshops can help you and your family learn to eat better and move more, helping you to be healthier, even on a budget!

SNAP-Ed

Events

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2024 Program Advisory Committee

TBD

Grow a Family Garden!

Growing vegetables or herbs teaches children that plants, like people, need food and water to grow and stay healthy!gardening