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Nourish to Thrive

Improving Food Access and Well-Being

Tasty foods and a healthy lifestyle

  • Guidance on nutrition and exercise
  • Tips for stretching your food dollars
  • Education for students in some 21st Century Afterschool programs in the Lower Yakima Valley
  • You can take part in Policy, Systems, and Environmental change projects around the Lower Yakima Valley
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Goals

  • Improve healthy food choices
  • Make healthy eating easy where people live, work, learn, and play

How We Do It

  • Classroom education
  • Food demonstrations
  • Grocery store tours
  • Recipes
  • Community-facilitated education
  • Community gardens
  • And more!

Topics

Healthy Living

  • Physical activity
  • Healthy eating habits
  • National nutrition recommendations

Healthy Shopping

  • Improve the household food budget
  • Smart shopping tips
  • Menu planning
  • Healthy meals and snacks

Food Security

Maximizing your food budget and resources for the month, with guidance on where to find help if needed.

Food Safety

Safe food handling, preparation, and storage