About FoodWIse

FoodWIse advances healthy eating habits, active lifestyles and healthy community environments for families with limited incomes through nutrition education at the individual, community and systems levels.

FoodWIse is federally funded by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). The program has a statewide reach.

FoodWIse educator teaching nutrition to classroom

We Serve

Parents and caregivers of children
School-age youth
Adults without children
Older adults

FoodWIse educator teaching classroom.

Our Programs Are:


Unbiased
Commercial free
Evidence based
Responsive to local needs

WHAT WE DO

Expose people to new fruits and vegetables
and teach why they are important.

Teach parents how to plan and prepare healthy
meals.

Empower families with limited financial
resources to choose healthful diets and become
more food secure by spending food dollars wisely.

Support communities in making the healthy choice,
the easy choice where people live, learn, work and
play.

An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requirements.

Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities or limitations should be made prior to the date of the program or activity for which it is needed. Please do so as early as possible prior to the program or activity so that proper arrangements can be made. In certain situations, information related to requests may be shared with staff or units necessary to help coordinate an appropriate accommodation. For communicative accommodations in languages other than English, please contact oaic@extension.wisc.edu. For communicative accommodations based on a disability, please contact Heather Lipinski Stelljes at: heather.stelljes@wisc.edu for the public.

 

How Can We Help?

Mary Stys, FoodWIse Nutrition Educator, UW-Madison Extension, Oneida County

Phone: 715-365-2750

Email: mary.stys@wisc.edu

 

 

Allison Wilson, FoodWIse Nutrition Educator, UW-Madison Extension, Oneida County

Phone: 715-365-2750

Email: allison.wilson@wisc.edu

 

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