SNAP-Ed Helps Picky Eater and Supports Healthy School Snacks
“I am a parent of two kids in elementary school who both received snap education services. One of my children is very picky and was struggling with getting proper nutrition at the beginning of this year. The nutrition program offered him a low stress way to learn about and try new foods and he was excited to bring home the handout of new recipes each time. He discovered his love of fried rice from one of them and it is now one of his favorite foods. As a PTA member, I have also worked with our school nutritionist to help us pick low cost yet healthy snacks for the children. We’ve also written several grants to fund universal snack for the school and she has been very helpful in providing information and support for that as well. We were hoping to work together next year on helping the children understand some of the decisions around the type of snacks we were choosing.”