Snap Express New York - About Us
Who We Are
SNAP Express enables you to purchase nutritious meal kits, designed by SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educators, online through participating store chains.
The meal kits utilize key ingredients from all five-food groups across multiple recipes to ensure low-cost nutritious meal plans that fit any budget or lifestyle!
SNAP Express is a resource of USDA's state SNAP-Ed programs. SNAP-Ed teaches people how to shop for and cook healthy meals on a limited budget. The goal of SNAP Express is to give you the online shopping tools to help you make nutritious food choices that save you time and money.
Each SNAP Express Meal Kit is designed by a SNAP-Ed Nutritionist to help you plan, purchase and prepare your meals for the week. Most of the meal kits include breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack recipes. Regardless of your budget, family size, dietary requirements, tastes, or health conditions, there is a meal kit for you. Finding the right kit that meets your needs is easy!
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Where You Can Find Us
SNAP-Ed state programming can be found in the following places:
Offices
Local Department of Social Service (DSS)
Public Health Offices
Employment Centers/JTP’s (Job Training Programs)
Community Action Agencies
Nutrition Outreach Education Offices/Event Locations
Community
Transitional Housing (Adult/Youth)
Supportive Housing for Families
Qualifying Recreation and Community Centers
Qualifying Senior Centers
Faith Based Organizations
Community Based Health Centers
Meal Sites
Summer Meal/Emergency Feeding Sites
Food Banks/Pantries/Soup Kitchens
Qualifying Food Stores
Farmer’s Markets w/ EBT Machines
Congregate Meal Sites
Education
Qualifying Schools
Adult Education/BOCES
Qualifying Daycare Centers
After School Sites
Libraries
SNAP-Ed Program Opportunities
SNAP-Ed works with individuals, families, community agencies, schools, policy makers, and others to educate, empower, and support change. SNAP-Ed uses multiple approaches to deliver healthy eating and active lifestyle messages to the community.
Programs can last anywhere from 20 to 90 minutes, and may include a food demonstrations. We will talk with you about what is the most appropriate program design for your community, school, or agency.
Positive health and nutrition social marketing messages can lead to positive community-wide behavior change. Our agency creates informative social marketing material for all populations and provides technical assistance on placement and distribution. Contact us about how your organization can receive our nutrition and obesity prevention materials.
Nutrition Education
Using a hands-on, interactive teaching style, we offer classes on a variety of topics: healthy eating on a budget, smart shopping for fruits and vegetables, healthy meal planning, basic cooking and food safety skills, and weight control and physical activity. Our teams will work with you to design programs for youth, adults, and/or seniors, and will come directly to your agency.
SNAP-Ed Programing
SNAP-Ed goes beyond programming to support and influence community-level health promotion where we work, live, learn, and play. Education can only be applied when an individual has support structures in place to do so. SNAP-Ed programs across the state work can work with you on a variety of programs: