Everyone has to eat, right? Here are a few ideas for how you can use your food-nutrition knowledge to help them eat better!

• assist TNCEP (Tennessee Nutrition Consumer Education Program) agents with an educational program or with assembling lesson plans and materials
• help with Breakfast Buddies or Breakfast Bunch
• make nutrition posters to hang in the school cafeteria
• teach a workshop on healthy snacks at an after-school day care
• sort and stack donations at the food bank
• sponsor a canned food drive during the holidays or during another time of year when other people aren't collecting food
• help dieticians at hospitals fill out diabetics' menus
• cook, serve, and deliver meals to shut-ins or at a shelter
• host a nutrition day camp for kids
• in a low-income area, teach younger kids about food preparation
• put together a recipe booklet for commodity groups

What are your ideas for food-nutrition and service learning?

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