Food Resources


Fresh Flavors Cooking

Are you wanting some simple meals and are you on a tight food budget? Well your answer is in the cookbook below.  There are many easy and simple meals that you can make with not having to spend a lot of money.

Data, Trends and Maps

What are Wisconsin’s numbers for nutrition, physical activity, obesity, and breastfeeding?

Find your state data below with CDC’s updated Data, Trends, and Maps interactive database

Comparison Report

How does Wisconsin’s health compare to other states in nutrition, physical activity, obesity, and breastfeeding?

Find out using the new comparison report from CDC’s updated Data, Trends, and Maps interactive database

EBT Use at your Local Farmers Market

Shopping at your local farmers’ market is a great way to find fresh, healthy food and get to know the people who produce it. Farmers’ markets thrive on seasonal fruit and vegetables. When fresh produce is in season, it is often at its lowest price. Buying your groceries at the farmers’ market is a great way to support your community by supporting local farmers. In Wisconsin, SNAP is called FoodShare. FoodShare users access their benefits using EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) or QUEST Card. SNAP provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help you buy nutritious foods for a better diet.

 

 

 

 

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.

Because of this change in federal funding, Extension is currently winding down SNAP-Ed-funded programming. FoodWIse programming will continue through September 30, 2025, with staff winding down between October 1st and December 1st, 2025

We know you may have questions. You can find answers to common questions on our state FoodWIse webpage

Extension will continue the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) in Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, and Waukesha counties, which have been identified as ENFEP priority areas in partnership with the National Institute of Agriculture (NIFA). You can learn more about our EFNEP programming here

For questions about local programming, please reach out to Kari Weiss, kari.weiss@wisc.edu with your questions.

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