FoodWIse Nutrition Education Links

  • FoodWIse Wisconsin – healthy eating habits, active lifestyles and healthy community environments for families with limited incomes
  • The Learning Store – The Learning Store includes free publications on how to select, store, and serve fresh produce
  • Partnership for Food Safety Education – Fight BAC! – The Partnership for Food Safety Education develops and promotes effective education programs to reduce foodborne illness risk for consumers
  • Food Hero: Where Healthy Food is Fun, Fast, Tasty, and Fits Your Budget – Check out our Quantity Recipes, a great help for parties and other events with large numbers of people. All these recipes were approved by Child Nutrition
  • Wisconsin Harvest of the Month – Wisconsin Harvest of the Month is a statewide campaign that encourages kids and families to eat more fruits and vegetables. Each month schools showcase one seasonal, Wisconsin-grown fruit or vegetable. Students taste,  explore and learn about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables
  • Menominee Harvest of the Moon – The Harvest of the Moon was created to strengthen connections to food through the integration of Menominee language, the Menominee Moons, Menominee art, and Indigenous recipes.  Within this learning system are the solutions to building a healthy and thriving community
  • Food Safety and Health – University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension site…keeping you informed
  • Foodsafety.gov – Get the latest news, alerts, and tips on safely handling and storing food to prevent food poisoning
  • USDA Food Safety Site – Consumers, communities, industry, and government all work together to prevent foodborne illness. Take steps to ensure your food is safe by learning best practices for how to buy, prepare, and store food safely. You can also help protect the broader public and your community by reporting any problems you encounter with food to the appropriate authorities
  • National Center for Home Food Preservation – The National Center for Home Food Preservation is your source for current research-based recommendations for most methods of home food preservation
  • Safe & Healthy Food for Your Family – University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension site with information on food safety, preservation, and more!
  • Food Safety in the Time of COVID19 – Actions that you can take to prevent foodborne illness can be taken to mitigate coronavirus
  • Have a Plant – Fruits and Veggies for Better Health –  This is a great website where you can get information on all fruits and vegetables including how to shop for them through preparing them.
  • Food and Nutrition – Information from the US Department of Ag (Spanish resources available)
  • Spend Smart. Eat Smart. – With a little planning, savvy shopping and tasty recipes to cook at home, you’ll be well on your way. The Spend Smart. Eat Smart. Team is here to help!
  • 211.org – your one-stop connection to local services you need
  • MyPlate – USDA Food Guide – Choose MyPlate.gov provides practical information to individuals, health professionals, nutrition educators, and the food industry to help consumers build healthier diets with resources and tools for dietary assessment, nutrition education, and other user-friendly nutrition information. MyPlate Toolkit provides promotion ideas, graphics, a tip library, and social media for communicating the campaign effectively and efficiently.
  • Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives (CDC) – Regular handwashing is one of the best ways to remove germs, avoid getting sick, and prevent the spread of germs to others. Whether you are at home, at work, traveling, or out in the community, find out how handwashing with soap and water can protect you and your family