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Families, schools, and communities benefit from making healthy food choices and promoting active lifestyles and environments. Our programs and resources include disease & obesity prevention, healthy school environments, and continuing education for community professionals.

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Program Hot Topics

Shopping at Farmers' Markets – Tips on how to buy the best fresh in-season, locally grown produce.

What are Energy Drinks All About? – What's the hype? What are the health concerns? Be informed.

A Good Source of Brown Fat – What is “brown fat” and does it really help with weight loss?

Features

Food and Money

Eat Healthy For Less

Tips, worksheets, videos and more are to help your family stay healthy during challenging economic times by spending less.

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Get Healthy with Whole Grains

The Power of 3: 3 parts of the grain kernel, 3 health benefits, and make whole grain 3 or more of recommended daily servings.

The Minnesota Food & Nutrition Network

MN Food & Nutrition Network

More than 20 organizations promote consistent, research-based, nutrition messages to help Minnesotans with limited resources enjoy healthful lifestyles.

Newsletters

School Wellness – Support your school wellness committees and families.

Educational Offerings

Nutrition Education Program – For limited resource families: Food Stamp Nutrition Education and EFNEP.

Coming soon: School Food Service – Training and materials to promote school wellness.

Contact Information

Jeanne Laqua
Office Manager
Health & Nutrition Programs
436 Coffey Hall
1420 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6068
jlaqua@umn.edu
612-625-8260 (phone)
612-624-8784 (fax)

Program Team
Contact a Health & Nutrition Extension Educator in your area.

 
 
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