UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program2025-06-26T16:01:47-04:00

UF/IFAS Extension

Family Nutrition Program

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SNAP-Education in Florida since 1996

We help limited-resource families in Florida access more nutritious food choices on a budget and adopt healthier eating and physical activity habits to reduce the risk of obesity and chronic disease.

UF/IFAS Extension

Family Nutrition Program

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SNAP-Education in Florida since 1996

We help limited-resource families in Florida access more nutritious food choices on a budget and adopt healthier eating and physical activity habits to reduce the risk of obesity and chronic disease.

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UF/IFAS Extension

Family Nutrition Program

SNAP-Education in Florida since 1996

We help limited-resource families in Florida access more nutritious food choices on a budget and adopt healthier eating and physical activity habits to reduce the risk of obesity and chronic disease.

Success Stories

Sowing Seeds of Change with AMIKids

By |June 17th, 2025|Categories: Success Stories|

FNP began providing nutrition education at AMIKids Tallahassee in 2019-20. In 2023, the partnership grew to include five locations in various counties after gaining the attention of Mikhail A. Scott, board chairman, AMIKids Tallahassee. Scott [...]

A Culture of Health at Tice Elementary

By |June 11th, 2025|Categories: Success Stories|

FNP's partnership with Tice Elementary School in Ft. Myers began with a few nutrition education classes in 2018. In 2022, classes were continuing, and a new school garden was installed, providing ongoing opportunities for outdoor [...]

Head Start Kids Dig into Gardening Fun

By |June 11th, 2025|Categories: Success Stories|Tags: , , , , , |

Building on a successful garden program with five Head Start centers, Gabriela Perez, nutrition coordinator for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and Solina Rulfs, PSE specialist with the UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program (FNP), expanded [...]