Nutrition and Wellness

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Understanding core health and wellness topics are an essential aspect of your family's overall well-being.

From food safety to nutrition to chronic disease prevention and management, Illinois Extension is committed to helping families across the state and beyond live the best versions of their lives. Learning more about heart-healthy eating, managing diabetes, or how long to keep food, freeze or dry food, and safely store it can lead to healthier living. Are you interested in providing worksite wellness classes in your local business, school foodservice training, bringing nutrition or food safety education into a high school classroom, or need your Certified Food Protection Manager Certification? Contact Lisa Peterson, nutrition & wellness educator, about upcoming programs, scheduling programs, and any nutrition or food safety-related questions, or check out a non-exhaustive list of potential program offerings.

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Follow @dashofwellness on Instagram for easy step-by-step photo recipes focused around diabetes, heart healthy, and/or celiac-friendly recipes! Find University of Illinois Extension classic recipes as well as new ones the Nutrition and Wellness team has developed! 

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Sit around our table and follow @family.finances.food on Facebook or Instagram. Find practical, research-based information for your family from University of Illinois Extension educators as we share our best tips for raising kids, eating healthier, and spending smart.

Nutrition and Local Food Resources

Putting Wellness to Work

Putting Wellness to Work Program Brochure
Putting WELLNESS to WORK is a University of Illinois Extension program.

This workplace wellness series will help you:

  • Gain understanding in topics that affect your health
  • Achieve confidence to make positive health choices
  • Improve health behaviors for a better quality of life 

Find local food pantries in Christian, Jersey, Macoupin, and Montgomery counties

Local Food Pantries

Local farmers markets in Christian, Jersey, Macoupin, and Montgomery counties

Farmers Market Guide

Find out "What's in Season" throughout the year in Illinois

What's In Season in Illinois

How to store your summer produce

Storing Your Summer Harvest

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Side Dishes and Salads 

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Breakfast 

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Appetizers, Dips, and Snacks 

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Soups 

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Breads & Desserts 

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Beverages 

Breakroom Buzz

The Breakroom Buzz, developed by three Family and Consumer Science Extension Educators, was created to provide interesting nutrition facts, fun food-related and lifestyle facts, a calendar of upcoming food-related holidays, and additional research-based tips for leading a healthy lifestyle. These colorful flyers are great for the back of in the break rooms at work or in the bathroom stalls and are a quick way to improve wellness in the workplace.

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