The UW-Extension, Milwaukee County Nutrition Education Program helps limited resource families and individuals choose, purchase and prepare healthful food
The UW-Extension Milwaukee County Nutrition Education program helps limited resource families and individuals:
- Choose healthful diets
- Purchase and prepare healthful food
- Food Safety
- Attain food security by learning to stretch their food dollars wisely
The Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program is funded by the US department of Agriculture.
In partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools, WNEP provides lessons on choosing healthier snacks, food safety, and eating a variety of healthy foods for students in over 50 schools.
In partnership with the Milwaukee County Department on Aging and other local senior centers, WNEP provides nutrition education for older adults on eating foods with less fat, increasing intake of fruits and vegetables, tips on menu planning, and shopping for one or two.
In partnership with a variety of community partners, WNEP provides nutrition education to parents and caregivers. Topics taught are choosing foods with less fat, shopping, increasing fruits and vegetables, preparing low fat healthy meals, food safety, and proper sanitation.
WNEP works with many other community partners like SDC Head Start, Children’s Outing Association, Milwaukee County WIC, Second Harvest, Hunger Task Force, and Milwaukee County Corrections providing nutrition lessons on topics such as feeding young children, healthier snacking, purchasing nutritious foods, preparing foods in healthier ways, and eating a variety of nutritious foods every day.
