Beans are nutritious and delicious and have a very long shelf life. This post will teach you how to make dried beans a regular part of your cooking routine.
Bean Me Up, Scotty!
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Growing Gardeners – Sowing the Future of Healthy Eaters
Growing success with the Growing Gardeners program Kingfield is a small, rural town nestled in the mountains of western Maine. In this small town is a gardening program with a BIG impact. The Growing Gardners program began in 2015 as a six- to eight-week after-school program. Volunteers and community partners worked with a Maine SNAP-Ed…
Maine kids choose fruit every day. Thank you!
Whether you are a parent, guardian, educator, food service director, or another person who interacts with children in Maine, your influence is working. Data from the 2017 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS) indicate that 74% of fifth and sixth graders in Maine choose fruit two or more times daily. Kids are getting the message…
Low-Cost, Healthy Summer Activities for the Family
The days are longer and our moods seem brighter. For many of us, that’s reason enough to gather our families and do something fun. Here are some low-cost, healthy activities to try this summer. Have a picnic at a local park or in your backyard Pack a healthy lunch for the family, some cold water,…
Celebrate National School Library Month with a List of Healthy Books
Have you ever heard that Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli? Or A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds? Or how to Eat the Alphabet? Maine SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educators have over 60 nutrition-related read-aloud books to help students across the state learn healthy eating habits. The read-aloud books tell stories about food that are fun and engaging. …