Nutrition Education

Healthfinder USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline - 1-888-674-6854 FoodSafety.gov 5 A Day RecipesUnited States Department of Agriculture Nutrition Education Services/Oregon Dairy Council

Lynette Patterson, former OFNP Education Program

Assistant, teaches a lesson on "Sugar, how

much are you drinking"?

About Us

The Nutrition Education Programs of OSU Extension Services in Central Oregon serves a variety of audiences in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson Counties.  The Oregon Family Nutrition Program (OFNP) provides nutrition education, food safety and food resource management education to individuals, receiving or eligible for food stamps.  Nutrition education is offered to children, adults, families, including senior and single adults.

The Oregon Family Nutrition Program provides educational opportunities at schools, community sites, businesses and agencies.  OFNP offers the following:

•   Partnerships with public and private service providers to enhance and expand education
     services.
•   One-time single events such as workshops, demonstrations, exhibits, etc.
•   Series of nutrition education classes that includes:

          Making healthy food choices

          Eating fruits and vegetables         

          Choosing meals and snacks that reduce fats, sugar and salt

          Preparing inexpensive healthy meals         

          Food safety

          Staying physically fit  

For more information or to schedule a class or an event, please contact:

Glenda Hyde

OFNP Program Manager

(541)548-6088 X7961

Deschutes County Extension Service

Oregon State University

3893 SW Airport Way

Redmond OR  97756-8697

Telephone:  541-548-6088

Fax:  541-548-8919

Web Site Links

OSUES publications and videos

Family Food Education Resource Notebook Fact Sheets