For Agencies

Eat Smart New York (ESNY) Nutrition Education is FREE to all individuals who qualify for and/or receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the new name for Food Stamps.

Why make group requests to Eat Smart New York in Madison County?

• Provides income-eligible individuals the opportunity to receive lessons at no charge, conducted by a trained nutrition program educator
• Participants become enabled to make informed choices and decisions
• Lessons are provided weekly or bi-weekly
• Adult Programs
• Group Series of Lessons (six lessons with nutrition program educators at your location or in a community setting).

Adult Programs

Group Series of Lessons (six lessons with nutrition program educators at your location or in a community setting).

Participants learn about nutrition, meal planning, healthy food shopping on a budget, cooking and food safety, weight control and physical activity, and much more. The program is based on increasing positive health behaviors. Key messages of the program include:

• Eat fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and nonfat or low-fat milk or milk products every day.
• Be physically active every day as part of a healthy lifestyle.
• Balance calories eaten from foods and beverages with calories used when being physically active.

One–time Programs for Groups (45-60 minute session for a group organized by your agency)

Program Topics:

• Using MyPlate to help plan healthy meals
• Reading a Nutrition Label to make healthier choices
• Eating Well for Less (Saving Food Dollars)
• Keeping Food Safe
• Making Healthy Choices and Modifying Recipes (amount of fat, sugar, and sodium in food)
• Feeding Young Children

How to request a program:

•   Email a request to Debbie SeGuin at dmv5@cornell.edu or
• Call CCE at (315) 684-3001 and ask to make a referral to the Eat Smart NY program.

Last updated January 6, 2023