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Healthy food choices lead to healthier lives.

As your friends and neighbors, Extension educators are here to help guide your food preparation, safety, and nutrition questions. Many of our workshops are offered in your local community. Several workshops are featured as live online webinars and videos. Join our mailing list to be notified of upcoming workshops.

Guiding Little Palates to Healthy Eating: A Healthy and Nutritious Diet for Babies and Toddlers

Nurturing Foundations Webinar Series 2024
Discover practical ways to develop nourishing eating habits

Babies and toddlers can be picky, but a nutritious diet impacts their health and development and can shape their eating habits for the…

The Importance of Water: Quenching Toddlers’ Thirst Healthily

Nurturing Foundations Webinar Series 2024
Explore healthy ways to quench a child's thirst

Over half of toddlers consume at least one sugar-sweetened beverage daily. Drinking juice, sports drinks, soda, or other sweetened beverages…

Strategies for Debt Repayment

Money Basics Webinar Series 2024
Discover ways to overcome debt stress

Debt can be distressing. If you have debt or are planning on taking on debt, do you have a plan on how to pay the money back? Explore different strategies…

Nutrition Guidelines for Babies and Toddlers: Decoding Mixed Messages About How To Feed Young Children

Nurturing Foundations Webinar Series 2024
These guidelines provide healthy nutritional needs for feeding children

Over half of parents receive mixed messages about what to feed their young children. That can be confusing! It is essential…

Putting Healthy Food on the Table: Addressing Food Access Challenges for Families With Young Children

Nurturing Foundations Webinar Series 2024
Explore the challenges associated with food accessibility and practical ways to address them

One in five young children lives in a household that struggles to put enough nutritious food on the…

Smart Saving Strategies

Money Basics Webinar Series 2024
Build peace of mind for a better financial future

Building healthy and sustainable savings habits can be overwhelming when starting from scratch. In this session, we will explore some simple…

Social Investment in Every Child: Securing the Future and Well-Being of All Babies and Toddlers

Nurturing Foundations Webinar Series 2024
Find out what you can do to ensure better nutrition for children

Over 25% of infants and toddlers live in poverty. Society must invest in the well-being of every baby and toddler today to secure…

Keys to Financial Security

Money Basics Webinar Series 2024
Gain tools to improve financial well-being

Do you feel your financial plan needs a refresh? Financial planning can be short-term, long-term, or ideally both. Discover smart steps to focus on your…

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Certified Food Protection Managers Course

Christian County
County: Christian

Under the Food Service Sanitation Code, the Illinois Department of Public requires all food establishments to be supervised by a certified Food Service Sanitation Manager during hours of operation…

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Certified Food Protection Managers Course

Macoupin County
County: Macoupin

Under the Food Service Sanitation Code, the Illinois Department of Public requires all food establishments to be supervised by a certified Food Service Sanitation Manager during hours of operation…