About SNAP

Robin Burton

Grayson County Nutrition Education Program SNAP-Ed Program Assistant
64 Quarry Road, Leitchfield, KY 42754
(270) 259-3492

robin.burton@uky.edu

Robin Burton is a native of Grayson County and has been the SNAP-Ed Educator since July 2014. Robin graduated from Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor's Degree in Public Health Education and an Associate's Degree in General Studies. Through her work with Extension, her goal is to reach as many families and individuals as possible to offer informative, researched based information to enhance the life styles and overall health of the residents of Grayson County.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education
(SNAP-Ed) also known as Nutrition Education Program (NEP) is a federally funded grant program that supports evidence-based nutrition education and projects for people eligible for SNAP.

SNAP-Ed targets low income families. Our goal is to educate limited resource families with children and SNAP eligible individuals to change behaviors necessary to have a healthy life style, plan nutritious meals on a tight budget, improve food preparation skills, and learn safe food handling practices.

This program offers hands-on nutrition education and focuses on developing new meal plans, cooking skills, buying healthy food, adapting healthy lifestyle habits, better management of SNAP resources, and preparing food in a nutritious way.

HOW TO APPLY

SNAP-Ed programs focus on bettering our community by providing families with the necessary resources to improve their food preparation skills and aid them in changing their life style.

ADULT CLASSES

  • Cooking Through the Calendar
  • Freezer Meals
  • Holiday Baking
  • International Cooking
  • Lunch & Learn
  • No Bones About It

YOUTH CLASSES

  • Kids in the Kitchen
  • LEAP (Learning, Eating, and Activities for Preschoolers)
  • Summer Cooking Savvy

CURRICULUM

  • Healthy Choices for Every Body
  • LEAP
  • Organize Wise Guys
  • Professor Popcorn
  • Super Star Chef
  • Teen Cuisine

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