“I truly appreciate this program and the support it provides in helping our children learn more about healthy eating. I also love that it introduces them to how food is grown, including hands-on opportunities to plant and grow food right here at our childcare center. It’s a meaningful and impactful experience for both the children…
“DINE helped us put on a fantastic event promoting Heart Health amongst some of our patients with Hypertension. Ms. M was able to show folks how to make a healthy meal that we ate together and also everyone got to make their own salad dressing to take home.”
“I work at the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina and have used nutrition information flyers created by DINE. We distribute flyers to food pantries and participants have really enjoyed the “10 Ways to Reduce Sugar Consumption.” It is also comforting to be able to recommend to people who go to food pantries…
“DINE has provided invaluable experiences for our students. They experience growing, harvesting, and eating new foods. DINE supports our cooking club so students can experience healthy foods in creative ways. Our fifth graders were supported as experts in food prep and service through a DINE collaboration. DINE is a critical part of helping our students…
“DINE came to our clinic to offer a creative, welcoming, bilingual nutrition class for our patients. Offering these services in the community benefits our entire community. Thank you, DINE team, for adding so much to our work and city!”
“My classroom of students at Dry Creek Elementary School in Port Angeles, WA, had beneficial experiences getting out into our school garden with the expertise of Amelia, SNAP-Ed Farm to School Educator and Coordinator. She led our group several times this school year in learning in the gardens and outdoor classroom. Students explored various concepts…
‘I have had the pleasure of working directly with Mrs. Annie through the DINE Nutrition Program at Eastway Elementary for the past two years. This partnership has provided our students with meaningful connections between food, lifestyle choices, and physical activity—exactly the comprehensive approach to health and wellness I’ve been striving to offer. The hands-on experiences,…
“Feed My Sheep of Durham Food Pantry is incredibly grateful for its transformative partnership with DINE (SNAP-ed). DINE’s expertise has been instrumental in helping the pantry offer more nutritious food choices to its guests, moving beyond just sufficiency. The practical cooking demonstrations and nutritional tips, using pantry items, have empowered both staff and guests, particularly…
“DINE is a fun way to encourage student to learn healthy ways to enjoy food. I love how it offers opportunities that it gives students in the community to try something new and to go home and share the new knowledge that they have gained. It is a fun and exciting experience that encourages healthy…
“The Durham County DINE (Durham’s Innovative Nutrition Education) program, in partnership with the Durham Center for Senior Life, has made a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of adults aged 55 and over through monthly cooking demonstrations and nutrition education. These sessions are offered at DCSL’s main site, its satellite location in northern Durham,…
