OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SNAP-Ed Cooking Matters Adult Series of Classes Our Mission: Ohio SNAP-Ed is a nutrition education program serving low- income adults and youth throughout Ohio. Our goal is to improve the likelihood that persons receiving SNAP benefits will make healthy food choices within a limited budget and choose physically active lifestyles consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the USDA food guidance. OHIO SNAP-Ed COOKING MATTERS OVERVIEW Ohio SNAP-Ed, through OSU Extension, offers Cooking Matters® for Adults & Parents as one the many curricula offered by Ohio SNAP-Ed nutrition education program. The curriculum teaches low-income adults about healthy meal preparation and sensible shopping on a limited budget. Each week participants observe a multi-session course that combines hands-on food preparation with nutrition information, food budgeting and shopping techniques. CLASS BASICS Class meets weekly for 6 weeks for 2 hours OSUE Program Assistants, who are trained to teach nutrition classes to low-income audiences, lead the nutrition segment of class which corresponds to the weekly topic and recipe Volunteer chef leads a food-network-styled cooking demo Participants prepare and share a meal together Participants receive groceries and recipe to prepare at home Week 5 is a guided tour of a local grocery store 12-15 participants per six-week course CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information, visit cfaesdiversity.osu.edu. For an accessible format of this publication, visit cfaes.osu.edu/accessibility. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.  This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP .

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SNAP-Ed Cooking Matters Adult Series of Classes NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Ohio SNAP-Ed has partnered with national non-profit, Share Our Strength, through its No Kid Hungry Campaign to implement Cooking Matters curriculum to Ohio SNAP-Ed eligible participants. HOW WE WORK LOCALLY SNAP-Ed Educators and Program Assistants work with local agencies to recruit participants and share resources for securing groceries, culinary and support volunteers, transportation and childcare. Together through resource sharing, SNAP-Ed Educators collaborate with local agencies supporting community coalition to achieve policy, system and environmental changes in their communities CURRICULUM OVERVIEW WEEK 1: Overview of MyPlate WEEK 2: Choosing Fruits, Vegetables, and Whole Grains WEEK 3: Cooking Leans and Low-Fat (Meat/Bean and Dairy Groups) WEEK 4: Plan to Make the Most of Your Meals WEEK 5: Shopping Smart WEEK 6: Recipes for Success To find out more about hosting a course or becoming a volunteer, please send an email to: Erin Fawley, SNAP-Ed Program Coordinator, OSU Extension, Greene County, 100 Fairground Rd., Xenia, Ohio 45385, Office: 937-372-9971, Fax: 937-372-4070, Email: fawley.11@osu.edu CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information, visit cfaesdiversity.osu.edu. For an accessible format of this publication, visit cfaes.osu.edu/accessibility. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.  This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP .