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Children’s Farmers Market Brings Fresh Produce to Kids
Aug 14, 2017 There are many families in San Luis Obispo County who lack adequate access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The Food Bank Coalition of San Luis Obispo County (SLO Food Bank) set out to help. SLO Food Bank started the “Children’s Farmers Market Program”. This program gives locally grown donated produce to children from low-income families.

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Common Threads: Small Bites Program
2021 Common Threads
The Small Bites Program is a direct education intervention designed to increase nutrition knowledge, vegetable consumption, and variety of vegetables consumed.
- SNAP-Ed Interventions
Community-based culinary and nutrition education intervention promotes fruit and vegetable consumption

2022
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Metcalfe, Jessica Jarick; Prescott, Melissa Pflugh; Schumacher, Melissa; Kownacki, Caitlin; McCaffrey, Jennifer

Objective: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Market to MyPlate (M2MP) program on fruit and vegetable consumption and cooking behaviors.

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Community-Based Nutrition Education and Hands-On Cooking Intervention Increases Farmers' Market Use and Vegetable Servings

2022
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Metcalfe, J.J.; McCaffrey, J.; Schumacher, M.; Kownacki, C.; Prescott, M.P.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Market to MyPlate (M2MP) program on participants' reported farmers' market (FM) attitudes and shopping behaviors, frequency of serving vegetables to their families, food resource management behaviors, and food security.

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Comparison of Fruit and Vegetable Prices between Farmers' Markets and Supermarkets: Implications for Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Programs for Food Assistance Program Participants

2022
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Hewawitharana, S.C.; Webb, K.L.; Strochlic, R.; Gosliner, W.

This cross-sectional study was part of a larger evaluation of a fruit and vegetable (FV) incentive program for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants in California.

SNAP-Ed Literature
Consumer Attitudes Towards Accepting SNAP Benefits at Farmers' Markets

2020
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Zhao, Y.; Sawicki, M.; Kelly, P.; Kress, K.

Farmers’ markets provide access to healthy, fresh fruits and vegetables.

SNAP-Ed Literature
Contextual assessment of the breadth and level of investments made by prevention initiatives to improve nutrition and prevent obesity in Los Angeles County, 2010-2015

2019
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Sutton, K.; Clark, S.E.; Thompson, J.; Craypo, L.; Schwarte, L.; Kuo, T.

To better characterize and understand local investments made by prevention initiatives to address poor nutrition and obesity during 2010–2015, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health partnered with an evaluation firm in 2014 to conduct a context scan of nutrition education programs (NE

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Cooking Alone…Together! SNAP-Ed in Massachusetts Reaches New Audiences by Moving Online
Feb 04, 2021 Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters in Massachusetts (a SNAP-Ed partner) provides practical food skills education for individuals to purchase and prepare foods that meet their nutrition, budget, and personal needs. Since this program began in Massachusetts in 1994, over 45,000 people learned these crucial skills and found solutions for common struggles such as limited time, money, and feeding picky kids.

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Cooking Matters
Cooking Matters
Cooking Matters is helping end childhood hunger by inspiring families to make healthy, affordable food choices. Cooking Matters teaches participants to shop smarter, use nutrition information to make healthier choices and cook delicious, affordable meals.
- SNAP-Ed Interventions
Cooking Matters at the Store
2013 Cooking Matters
Cooking Matters at the Store is a free program that works with families to stretch their food budgets so their children get healthy meals at home. Cooking Matters at the Store is a conversation about skills that helps adults learners get the most nutrition for their food dollars.
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Children’s Farmers Market Brings Fresh Produce to Kids

Common Threads: Small Bites Program

Community-based culinary and nutrition education intervention promotes fruit and vegetable consumption

Community-Based Nutrition Education and Hands-On Cooking Intervention Increases Farmers' Market Use and Vegetable Servings

Comparison of Fruit and Vegetable Prices between Farmers' Markets and Supermarkets: Implications for Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Programs for Food Assistance Program Participants

Consumer Attitudes Towards Accepting SNAP Benefits at Farmers' Markets

Contextual assessment of the breadth and level of investments made by prevention initiatives to improve nutrition and prevent obesity in Los Angeles County, 2010-2015

Cooking Alone…Together! SNAP-Ed in Massachusetts Reaches New Audiences by Moving Online

Cooking Matters

Cooking Matters at the Store

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