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Blog Posts (4)

More tricks than treats this Halloween

More Tricks than Treats this Halloween

Eat your best to de-stress!

busy parent

All life stages accounted for in the new dietary guidelines

Grapes, tomato, lettuce, bread, cheese, meat, and red pepper.

Making quick meals for at-home learning

Four quesadilla slices and pico de gallo on a blue plate

News Releases (16)

Community partners address food access during food security summit

Back to school is a great time to make the healthy choice, the easy choice

Family cooking class encourages memory making and learning life-long skills

School nutrition professionals’ training dates are set for August

Baby feeding resource delivers peace of mind for new parents

Youth Learn the Importance of Fiber-rich Foods during Whole Grains Month

Extension holding USDA training for local school nutritional professionals

Free Summer Healthy Kids Pop-Up Walking Clubs Ages 8-12

Youth gain skills with educational cooking kits during Mediterranean diet month

National Nutrition Month

Wellness, nutrition education training for early childcare providers

Find Food Illinois: new community map locates food assistance sites

Calling All Creative Young Chefs to Show Us Your Cooking Skills

Take care of your teeth

New website offers advice for feeding babies

Program Helps Child Care Centers Promote Healthy Environments

Staff (4)

staff photo of Kathy Ellis

Katherine Ellis

Peoria County SNAP-Ed Instructor

Cindy Glavin

Cindy Glavin

DuPage County SNAP-Ed Program Coordinator

Janet Moody

Janet Moody

Kankakee County SNAP ED Community Worker

Nayaab Sattar

Nayaab Sattar

SNAP-Ed Educator