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1 in 3 American adults has prediabetes. Do you?

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Find healthy new dishes your family will love on our "Recipes" page.

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A small group nutrition class

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Children will often eat new foods that they help you to prepare!

Use your favorite seasonal fruits for Fresh Fruit with Warm Honey Yogurt Topping from Cooking Matters.

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"Fresh Fruit with Honey Yogurt Topping", from Cooking Matters.

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Learn about food container expiration dates on our Food Safety pages.

The Cargill Teaching Kitchen at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (2012)

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Many nutrition classes are held in CCE-Tompkins' new teaching kitchen.

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Healthy and low-fat Baked Sweet Potato Fries, from our Recipes page!

Food

Welcome to our Food and Nutrition pages! Cornell Cooperative Extension offers free or low-cost educational workshops, applied research projects, and lots of useful information on food-related topics from food safety and nutrition to healthy eating on a limited budget. Explore our links, check out our upcoming events, then give us a call or visit our Education Center to learn more.

Let's Talk Turkey!

As you celebrate the holidays, don't forget food safety principles. By following 4 basic food safety practices, everyone can reduce the risk of food borne illness.

Slow (Cooker) Mondays

Cook along in these FREE Zoom slow-cooker classes, 5:30-6:30pm on Mondays in November. Learn to make healthy, tasty dishes that also save you money!

Preserving Foods

Enjoy harvest fresh flavor and save money too, by safely canning, freezing and drying fresh foods. Find extension resources here on these topics.

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Childhood Nutrition Collaborative

The CNC initiative brings together partners to provide equitable access to nutritious food for all youth and families in Tompkins County. Learn more here.

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Food Resources

Find food pantries, community meals, and programs like SNAP-Ed New York, WIC and Free/Reduced School Meals that can help feed your family.

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Land Acknowledgment

We join Cornell University in acknowledging that our Ithaca site is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫ' also known as the Cayuga Nation.

Last updated November 24, 2021

Food

2020 Advisory Committee

Nutrition, Health & Safety Program Committee
* = representative to the Board

Tisa Fontaine Hill*
Beth Krause
Gen Meredith
Yuuki Nakyachi
Amie Patchen

Rethink Your Drink!

water animation gift for FLESNY Rethink Your Drink

Find tips, recipes and resources for fun, creative ways to rethink your drink on the SNAP-Ed NY website!

SNAP-Ed New York

Find tips, recipes and resources for healthier eating on the SNAP-Ed NY website!

Cornell Cooperative Extension

Tompkins County

Cornell Cooperative Extension

Tompkins County

Food

Let's Talk Turkey!

Slow (Cooker) Mondays

Preserving Foods

Childhood Nutrition Collaborative

Food Resources

Land Acknowledgment

Food

2020 Advisory Committee

Rethink Your Drink!

SNAP-Ed New York

Food Planning During the Pandemic

Events

Community Partners

Cornell Cooperative Extension
Tompkins County