FoodWIse – Nutrition Education
Important update: The congressional budget reconciliation bill signed into law on July 4, 2025 ends federal SNAP-Ed funding effective September 30, 2025.
For more than 30 years, UW–Madison Extension has provided local nutrition education across Wisconsin through the federal SNAP-Ed grant program. Working with schools, food pantries, farmers markets, and community centers, FoodWIse has taught practical, evidence-based skills in meal planning, food safety, and food resource management, helping people stretch food dollars and make healthier choices.
We know you may have questions. You can find answers to common questions on our state FoodWIse webpage.
StrongBodies
Community-based physical activity program designed to help individuals of all ages build strength, flexibility, and balance. Helping people of all ages to live stronger, healthier lives by providing knowledge, inspiration, access to programs, and ongoing support.
Recipes
Eating healthy is a journey shaped by many factors, including our stage of life, situations, preferences, access to food, culture, traditions, and the personal decisions we make over time.
FoodWIse Coordinator, Stephanie Bakker and educator, Deborah Leonard (Iron County) are excited to share some of their favorite healthy recipes that are also pantry and budget friendly!
Breakfast
Lunch & Dinner
- Zucchini Pizza
- Italian Stuffed Peppers
- Green Beans with Tomatoes and Basil
- Zucchini Coleslaw
- Zucchini Fritters
- Smokey Mustard-Maple Salmon
- Fish & Vegetable Packets
- Garlic Roasted Radishes
- Roasted or Grilled Asparagus Recipe
- Go-Further Burger
- Turkey Burgers
- Grain Bowls
- Black Bean Burgers
- Slow Cooker Pork Chili
- Soul Healthy Corn Bread
- Meatball Soup
- Chickpeas and Spinach Saute
Salads
Dips & Dressings
Snacks
Newsletters
We are happy to share the Ashland/Bayfield/Iron County monthly FoodWIse newsletter archive. This newsletter was a monthly offering that included nutrition education, local information on food resources, recipes, and much more!
Some uses for these newsletters may include: pairing with menus at schools and sending home with students, inclusion in food pantry boxes/displaying on tables, sharing on social media outlets, inclusion with senior meals, or distributing to participants in your programs in other ways you see fit.
2024-2025
2020-2023
Related Links of Interest
- Food & Nutrition Information Center (USDA National Agricultural Library)
- Fight BAC!® Partnership for Food Safety Education
- Gateway to U.S. Government Food Safety Information
- Nutrition.gov (Guide to Nutrition & Health Information on Federal Government websites)
- USDA Food Safety Information
- USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- American Dietetic Association
- American Heart Association
- American Diabetes Association
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Nutrition & Physical Activity information from US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
- Food Safety & Health (UW Extension Food Safety and Food Preservation Information)
- National Center for Home Food Preservation (University of Georgia)
- Foodsense
FoodWIse – Nutrition Education Team
Stephanie Bakker
FoodWIse Nutrition Coordinator –
Ashland, Bayfield, Iron Counties
715-682-7017 x516 stephanie.bakker@wisc.edu
Marisa (Perlberg) Dyer
Healthy Communities Coordinator
Ashland County
715-682-7017 x512
marisa.perlberg@wisc.edu
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