Eat Smart New York



Eat Smart New York (ESNY) is a nutrition education program in Onondaga County designed to help food stamp recipients improve their nutrition practices through practical, interactive, hands-on classes focusing on improving dietary quality, food security, resource management and food safety practices to improve the health and wellbeing of limited-resource families.

Our Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County's Nutrition education team reaches up to 2,000 residents including families with young children, seniors and residents in Workforce development programs each year. Up to 800 residents participate in a series of 6-8 classes designed to build on participants current strengths. To participate in "Eat Smart New York Programs, residents must participate in:

• The Food Stamp Program


• Be an Applicant to the Food Stamp Program


• Participate in WIC or the Head Start Program

To learn how we have made a difference in the lives of families across the County see our Eat Smart New York! Program Impact 2007and the Eat Smart New York! - Food Stamp Nutrition Education Summary FY 2006. To see how we make a difference through our youth programs, view the Learning that Lasts a Lifetime, 2006 reports.

For an overview of our programs for 2006 see our Eat Smart 2007 Program Overview

For detailed information on our adult programs and marketing see:
Super-Cupboard and Sister's and Brother's In Health and Stretch Your Food Dollar.
For our youth after-school programs see Snackin' Healthy.