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	Next Steps to Better Nutrition Program National Council on Aging & American Heart Association. The Next Steps to Better Nutrition program was developed by the National Council on Aging and the American Heart Association to teach older adults how they can afford, purchase, and cook more nutritious foods. In a series of 6 hour-long classes, participants will learn about the relationship between nutrition and chronic disease,and discover how they can take concrete action steps to improve their diet and keep their heart healthy. Cost: Free
	Creates Curriculum- Essentials in Creating Family Meals Utah State University. Utah Food$ense - SNAP-Ed. This resource has lesson plans, fact sheets, and handouts. Topics to choose from include meal preparation, food safety, shopping with a list, being more physically active, and more. Click "Utah Food $ense Creates Curriculum & Handout" at the web page and then click "Create Better Health Draft" to gain access to a manual of lessons and activities. Cost: Free
	Making Your Food Dollars Work Purdue University. Family Nutrition Program. Four lessons, provided in a binder and on a CD, help adults get the most from the money they spend on food. Topics covered include tracking income and expenses, comparison shopping, menu planning, and goal setting. The lessons are supported with handouts, activities, and visuals. Cost: $60
	Seniors CAN University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. The Seniors CAN community-based program helps increase seniors' ability to understand and use health-related information, improve their sense of personal control, and extend their independence. The curriculum includes 15 lessons. The 4-month program is taught weekly, for 1 to 2 hours, at congregate sites including public housing and senior centers. English and Spanish materials available. Cost: $45
	Seniors Eating Well: A Sourcebook of Lesson Plans and Activities Penn State Extension. Nine 45-minute nutrition lessons for older adults. Each lesson includes a lesson plan, PowerPoint slides, handouts, evaluation tools, and references. Most have recipes to make and taste-test. Many have an educational game format to make it fun and interesting. Lesson topics include: Great Grain Discoveries, All Star Senior Snacks, Hearth Healthy Meals for 1 or 2, Cooking and Seasoning with Herbs, Savory Soups, Fitness Fun, Evaluating Dietary Supplements for Seniors, Dietary Fat - Fact or Fiction?, New Concepts in Weight Control - Energy Density. Sold on a USB drive. Cost: $75
	Small Steps to Health Purdue University. Family Nutrition Program. This is a digital product that is available to download immediately after purchase. Topics cover: Understanding MyPlate and Food Labels, Food Safety using the Fight BAC! Guidelines, and Family Meal Planning and Preparation. Cost: $50

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USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) facilitated the development of this Sharing Gallery in collaboration with the SNAP-Ed program. Materials placed here do not reflect the policies of FNS, and FNS does not conduct thorough reviews of materials submitted for placement here. To look at all the resources at the SNAP-Ed Library visit snaped.fns.usda.gov/library.