Tag: Nutrition
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Food Access Athens
Applying for SNAP benefits is a difficult and often inconvenient process for most low-income Americans. Applicants not only must provide a wealth of documentation upfront, but must face a number of obstacles to enrollment and recertification. This inefficiency is one of many reasons behind a systemic underutilization of SNAP and WIC programs in Athens-Clarke County.…
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Athens Farmers Market
The Athens Farmers Market wants to make healthy food a plausible reality for every citizen in Athens. This is possible through their weekly markets at Creature Comforts on Wednesday, as well as at Bishop Park on Saturdays. In the wake of COVID-19, the market has moved completely online, with vendors now selling their produce in…
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Locally Grown
You want to support the local economy and you do your best to eat healthy, sustainable food, but who wants to sacrifice those precious few hours of sleep on a Saturday morning to rush to the farmer’s market? Eating local produce offers countless benefits, but it’s not always convenient to buy. We’ve created an app…
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SNAP Pea
“A healthy lifestyle can be a SNAP with SNAP Pea.” The goal of SNAP Pea is to be an interactive, engaging smartphone app that helps educate qualifying individuals on healthy eating habits. With recipes, store locator, nutrition facts and our shopping cart game those who qualify for federal SNAP food aid will be able to…
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Sherlock Snacks & His Nutrition Facts
Sherlock Snacks is a plucky mouse detective. He loves solving mysteries, eating pizza and making friends. Sherlock wants to teach you how to make great meal choices through his interactive iBook, Sherlock Snacks and his Nutrition Facts! Help him solve his food dilemma and figure out the villain along the way. Soon you can read…
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Billy’s Sweet Wish
Many people wish children can have instructive and fun way to help them learn healthy eating habits. Now, that wish is a reality with Billy’s Sweet Wish, the New Media Institute’s implementation of Apple’s iBooks technology and Tumult Hype software. Children will be able to enjoy a story with interactive animation, all working to send…