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Dickey County FNP
Program

 

 

 

What is the Family Nutrition Program?


Goal:

The goal of the Family Nutrition Program (FNP) is to provide educational programs that increase, within a limited budget, the likelihood of food stamp recipients making healthy food choices and choosing active lifestyles consistent with the most recent advice reflected in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Food Pyramid System (mypyramid.gov).

The FNP program is intended to fill four basic educational needs:

  • Dietary Quality - Assist food stamp households to adopt healthy eating and active lifestyles.
  • Food Security - Insure that food stamp households have enough to eat without resorting to emergency food assistance. Also making sure  people eligible for the FSP but not participating are made aware of its benefits and how to apply for them as a part of nutrition education activity.
  • Food Safety - Improve food stamp households' safe handling, preparation, and storage of food.
  • Shopping Behavior/Food Resource Management - Enhance practices related to thrifty shopping and preparation of nutritious foods by food stamp households.

The FNP program targets Food Stamp Program Participants with educational information. This is accomplished through public service announcements, basic food and nutrition demonstrations, newsletters, fact sheets, individual consultations, and group educational sessions. 

Philosophy

The Family Nutrition Program is an integral part of NDSU Extension Service nutrition education programs. FNP Nutrition Education Assistants/ Agents teach basic nutrition, food safety, and food purchasing information to Food Stamp Program participants. The success of FNP involves a partnership with local agencies/organizations whose audience includes Food Stamp Program participants and other low income audiences. County Social Service offices serve as a primary FNP partner.

Objectives

A participant in the FNP program can expect to learn how to:
  • Use the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the USDA Food Guide Pyramid
  • Use good meal management practices
  • Use food shopping strategies to cut costs
  • Use wise food purchasing practices
  • Use safe food handling, storage, and preparation practices

Audiences

Please contact our office for more information about presentations and agent availablity

Go to the Dickey County FNP Home Page
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