Better Living for Texans offers free nutrition education to audiences with limited resources.*

The BLT program provides nutrition education to assist SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) eligible individuals and families in acquiring the knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary to maximize resources, have nutritionally sound diets, and improve health status and self-sufficiency.

Our educational topics include the following series:

 

Back to Basics – 3 part Series

This program focuses on:
  • Learning the five food groups and discussing the importance of variety in a healthy diet.
  • Discussing the need to balance food intake with physical activity
  • Understanding what causes foodborne illness and understand and identify the four steps they can take to keep food safe
  • Developing shopping lists every time you shop and use unit pricing when comparing food prices

Three Easy Bites – 3 part series

This program focuses on:
  • Eating a healthy breakfast every day
  • Including healthy snacks in your daily routine
  • Filling your plate the healthy way

Single Sessions

  • Cooking with Your Kids
  • Smart Snacking
  • MyPyramid
  • Shopping Strategies
  • Packing a Safe Lunch
  • Label Reading
  • Many More!