Healthy Choices

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):
As the cornerstone of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition assistance programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program plays a vital role in helping to improve nutrition in the nation, particularly among low-income individuals. The goal of SNAP-Education (Ed) (Healthy Choices) is to improve the likelihood that persons eligible for SNAP (or CalFresh) will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate www.choosemyplate.gov. The Kern County Department of Human Services partners with other organizations in order to provide nutrition and physical activity education services to CalFresh participants and those potentially eligible. The project focuses on areas within Kern County with a high number of CalFresh participants (130% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and also populations at or below 185% FPL) as well as areas that are entirely devoid of CalFresh nutrition education services.

		Eat Right When Money's Tight   English Spanish
		Loving Your Family, Feeding Their Future   Habit 1 - Vary Your Veggies   Habit 2 - Focus on Fruits   Habit 3 - Get Your Calcium-Rich Foods   Habit 4 - Make Half Your Grains Whole   Habit 5 - Go Lean with Protein   Habit 6 - Watch Your Fats, Sugar, and Salt   Habit 7 - Balance What you Eat with    Physical Activity The Seven Basic Habits   English Spanish  (PDF|8.4MB) The Healthy Family Guidebook   English Spanish  (PDF|13.2MB) Their Future Means Everything to You   English Spanish
		Healthy Choices Make Healthy Children   English Spanish
		ChooseMyPlate.gov is your access point to USDA's guidance on food and nutrition.  What's on your plate?  ¿Qué hay en su plato?

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