22 “My Plate will Look Different than Your Plate”

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer talks to Paul Soderstrom and Brigid Hunt, Cooking Matters facilitators, about how to feed your family healthy foods on a budget.   The conversation includes talk about comfort food and how we can embrace all ways of eating for balanced health.    Mentioned in this conversation:    SNAP/Double Up Food Bucks: If you are a SNAP user, then you are automatically enrolled in the Double Up Food Bucks program!   Swipe your EBT card at a participating location and you can double your money to spend on locally grown produce. This national program has different double up limits for different states so visit their site to find the details and participating locations near you: https://doubleupcolorado.org/where-its-at/ Cooking Matters for Childcare Professionals (CMCCP) Trainings: April, May & June From creating positive mealtime attitudes to safe cooking, we cover it all!  You can choose from 2-3 offered trainings per month this spring, attend 1 or all of them for free 😊  You can even earn continuing education credits! << Register through your Colorado Shines PDIS account! Open to all parents and caretakers of children 0-5 years old! << individuals without PDIS accounts can contact Brigid Hunt, [email protected], for CMCCP calendar and registration information.Learn more about Early Learning Ventures!     ELV Monthly Newsletter - Early Learning Ventures