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SummaryIn Colorado, SNAP-Ed partners with Cooking Matters and the School Wellness Program (SWP) to assist local corner stores increase healthier offerings and purchases. Cooking Matters and SWP are SNAP-Ed funded programs aimed at...
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Colorado's SNAP-Ed program provides evidence-based and skill-building nutrition education to empower participants to make healthier food choices and a live a physically active lifestyle. Colorado SNAP-Ed partnered with...
Text2LiveHealthy is a nutrition and physical activity text message outreach program funded by USDA, SNAP-Ed. The focus of the program is to provide nutrition and physical activity education to SNAP eligible communities. Those who are...
Share our Strength’s Cooking Matters at the Store (CMATS) program is teaching families how to stretch resources where it really matters-- the grocery store! Share our Strength's Cooking Matters is a SNAP-Ed Implementing Agency. During...
Our School Nursery and Preschool in Glenwood Springs, Colorado occasionally used family style dining, but is now doing it daily, since staff attended the Cooking Matters for Child Care Professional (CMCCP) training. The director has...
Cooking Matters is helping families in Colorado to shop and eat healthier. In partnership with SNAP-Ed, Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters teaches participants to shop smarter. Participants learn to use nutrition information to make...
The Integrated Nutrition Education Program (INEP) is a creative and fun way for kids to learn about healthy eating in their classroom and to share what they learn with their families. INEP has traditionally reached parents through...
This story was originally published in 2018 and updated with new information in 2024."Dear Family, please come to lunch at my school to try one of the recipes we made in our classroom, and now they are making it in our...
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Since 2012, the Culture of Wellness in Preschools (COWP) has worked to prevent early childhood obesity in Colorado. The program has reached over 22,000 children and their families in 140 low-income preschools across...
