Conrad, MT
"I definitely think the skills I learned in this class will be good. If I go off to college or if I just go live by myself, I can make my own meals instead of having to rely on other people or constantly eating out."
- Whisk Takers Student
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Why It Matters
1 in 6
The number of kids who eat in a school-meal facility partially supported by MT-PECH*
*MT-PECH 2023 Granting Data
34K
The number of additional MT kids qualifying for free & reduced meal programs in 2023*
*MT Office of Public Instruction
92K+
MT kids who still need help with nutrition security*
*2022 ERS data, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
MOST
MT communities lack needed infrastructure for supporting healthy, nutrient-dense diets for the children and families who live there.
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Nutrient-dense diets are diets that supply needed vitamins, minerals, protein, and fiber in quantities capable of lowering the risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers.*
*Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
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