Programs
Cooking Matters
Eating healthy doesn’t have to break the bank. Our Cooking Matters programs teach smart shopping strategies and healthy cooking skills that can help you prepare nutritious, low-cost meals and snacks at home.
Family Nutrition Education Programs (FNEP)
FNEP provides research-based nutrition education to Missouri’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and those who are eligible. MU Extension nutrition educators work in a variety of settings throughout the state with the goal of helping participants make behavior changes to achieve lifelong health and fitness.
Food Preservation
The Food Preservation program provides up-to-date, research-based procedural recommendations, tested recipes, and hands-on workshops that assist the consumer in safely preserving produce and other products.
Food Safety
The goals of the Food Safety program include educating consumers on safe food handling in food preparation and food preservation, and educating farmers and farmers market vendors on food safety and regulatory compliance. Many topics are highlighted on this site to help you learn how to safely handle food from the farm to your table. The University of Missouri Extension provides food safety resources and training on a variety of topics…
Events
January 8, 2024 - December 9, 2024
Cooking Your Way at the VA
October 10, 2024 - December 16, 2024
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Level 3
October 11, 2024 - December 10, 2024
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy - Level 2 - Warren County Health Dept
November 1, 2024 - December 13, 2024
Living a Healthy Life with Diabetes - Fall 2024
Resources
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Provides consumers with a broad range of nutrition information, including tips, videos, articles and recipes.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Foodborne Outbreaks
During a multistate foodborne disease outbreak, CDC serves as lead coordinator between public health partners to detect the outbreak, define its size and extent, and to identify the source. The goal is to investigate and control outbreaks, and to learn how to prevent similar outbreaks from happening in the future.
Centers for Disease Control, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obes…
Provides resources and strategies for reducing obesity as well as access to published research on the issue.
Choose MyPlate: Healthy Eating on a Budget
Tips for shopping and eating healthfully on a limited budget.
Meet the experts
Kelsey Weitzel
Associate Extension Professor
Stephen Ball
Professor, State Fitness Specialist
Casey Adkins
Nutrition Program Associate
Amy Albertson
Nutrition Program Associate
Alyssa Alvarado
Nutrition Program Associate
Brittney Ames
Nutrition Program Associate
Alicia Amyx-Winrod
Field Educator in Nutrition and Health
Wendy Atterberg
Nutrition Program Associate
Bethany Bachmann
FIELD SPECIALIST IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Bonnie Banion
Nutrition Program Associate
Emily Barbee
FIELD SPECIALIST IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Jan Beazley
Nutrition Program Associate
Teresa Bell
Nutrition Program Associate
Ashley Blain
Nutrition Program Associate
Karissa Blake
Nutrition Program Associate
Emily Blaue
Nutrition Program Associate
Ellen Bloomer-Thornton
Nutrition Program Associate
Jennifer Bowman
Nutrition Program Associate
Alyssa Bowyer
Nutrition Program Associate
Sarah Boyer
Youth and Nutrition Program Associate
Kaley Bozarth
Nutrition & Youth Program Associate
Margaret Brandel
Nutrition Program Associate
Kelley Brent
FIELD SPECIALIST IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Jo Britt Rankin
Extension Professor
Mellissia Butler
Nutrition Program Associate
Paula Cates
Nutrition Program Associate
Jacquelyn Coleman
Nutrition Program Associate
Sherry Combs
Nutrition Program Associate
Melissa Cotton
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Christi Crisp
Nutrition Program Associate
Tammy Culpepper
Nutrition Program Associate
Leslie Davis
Nutrition Program Associate
Linda Dawes
Nutrition Program Associate
Katherine Deeken
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Deborah Dody
Nutrition Program Associate
Lakeisha Dugan
Nutrition Program Associate
Jamie Eggerman
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Jennifer Elms
Double Up Food Bucks Project Coordinator
Kaylee Farris
Nutrition Program Associate
Kevin Faulk
Nutrition Program Associate
Diana Finlay
Nutrition Program Associate
Theresa Fossett
FNEP Associate Director, SW and SE Regions
Janet Fox
Nutrition Program Associate
Allicyn Freyer
Nutrition Program Associate
Alexandra Garland-Foster
Nutrition Program Associate
Ashley Garner
Nutrition Program Associate
Caitlin Geller
Nutrition Program Associate
Julie Graue
Nutrition Program Associate
Fanda Green
Nutrition Program Associate
Teresa Green
Nutrition Program Associate
Dalton Guess
Nutrition Program Associate
Monica Haaf
Nutrition Program Associate
Tyler Hall
FIELD SPECIALIST IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Ashley Hamilton
Nutrition Program Associate
Katharine Hanlon
Nutrition Program Associate
Maude Harris
FIELD SPECIALIST IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH
Mia Harris
Nutrition Program Associate
Liz Harrison
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health Education
Dawn Hicks
Nutrition Program Associate
Loretta Huey
Nutrition Program Associate
Sherri Hull
Nutrition Program Associate
Anthony Jappa
Nutrition Program Associate
Eric Johnson
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Nancy Keim
FNEP Associate Director, East
Amanda Kiszczak
Nutrition Program Associate
Judith Koehr
Nutrition Program Associate
Bethany Kolb
Nutrition Program Associate
Cheri Kramme
Nutrition Program Associate
Laurie Kurre
Nutrition Program Associate
Amanda Lehenbauer
Nutrition Program Associate
Lori Lewis
Nutrition Program Associate
Rachel Livesay
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Juana Lopez
Nutrition Program Associate
Brian Lucas
Nutrition Program Associate
Becky Martin
Nutrition Program Associate
Neina Martin
Nutrition Program Associate
Amanda McCormick
Nutrition Program Associate
Elizabeth McGinley
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Dana McGuire
Nutrition Program Associate
Amy McNary
Nutrition Program Associate
Julie Meek
Nutrition Program Associate
Lauren Mendel
Nutrition Program Associate
Jim Meyer
Extension Engagement Specialist
Kristin Miller
Assistant Director, Health and Human Sciences
Victoria Moffett
Nutrition Program Associate
Maria Montoya De Rivera
Nutrition Program Associate
Jenni Nevatt
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Deborah O'Neal
Nutrition Program Associate
Cassidy Palmer
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Lynnlee Parrott
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Sidney Patrick
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Jacqueline Pettit
Nutrition Program Associate
Valerie Pickering
Nutrition Program Associate
Sandra Randle
Nutrition Program Associate
Morgan Ream
Nutrition Program Associate
Reta Reed
FNEP Program Manager
Kelly Rich
Nutrition Program Associate
Lauren Richardson
Nutrition Program Associate
Regina Ripley
Nutrition Program Associate
Larry Roberts
EATING FROM THE GARDEN STATE COORDINATOR
Candace Rodman
Assistant Extension Professor
Betty Roston
Nutrition Program Associate
Heather Scharbach
Nutrition Program Associate
Emalie Schoenbeck
Nutrition Program Associate
Kayla Scobee
Nutrition Program Associate
Dawn Sebion
Nutrition Program Associate
Vickie Seiler
Nutrition Program Associate
Tarunjot Sethi
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Kenlyn Shettlesworth
Nutrition Program Associate
Hilliary Shumock
Nutrition Program Associate
Barbara Simmons
Nutrition Program Associate
Emma Sims
Youth and Nutrition Program Associate
Holly Sinning
Nutrition Program Associate
Ava Smith
Nutrition Program Associate
Rebecca Smith
Nutrition Program Associate
Ariel Sparks
Nutrition Program Associate
Jessie Stewart
Nutrition Program Associate
Veronica Taylor
Nutrition Program Associate
Vonicia Teerlink
Nutrition Program Associate
Christina Todd
Nutrition Program Associate
Deann Turner
Nutrition Program Manager
Andrea Walsh
Nutrition Program Associate
Heather Warren
Nutrition Program Associate
Carla Wayland White
Nutrition Program Associate
Christy Whittaker
Nutrition Program Associate
Hannah Whittaker
Field Specialist in Nutrition and Health
Barbara Wisdom
Nutrition Program Associate
Stephanie Wofford
Nutrition Program Associate
Sarah Wood
Assistant Extension Professor
Sandra Zapata Arias
Nutrition Program Associate
Tammy Zuzack
Nutrition Program Associate