Recently, at the Festival in Gaines Park Sherburne, Cornell Cooperative Exchange Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Educator Mary Close shared healthier food choices and informed participants about free family activities. Today, SNAP-Ed will celebrate National Blueberry Popsicle Day from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at 99 North Broad Street, Norwich. (Submitted photo)

NORWICH — Chenango County 4-H Youth Development and SNAP-Ed New York will be celebrating National Blueberry Popsicle Day with a fun event, sure to turn everyone's lips blue.

Today, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at 99 North Broad Street, Norwich, SNAP-Ed New York will teach the importance of eating healthy, while participants make their own blueberry popsicles.

There will be plenty of practice involved from following the recipe, measuring ingredients, and learning how to make healthy food choices.

To register go to reg.cce.cornell.edu/Blueberry-Popsicle-Day_208.

Recently, CCE Extended Food and Nutrition Education Program Educator Mary Close said there are many healthy choices when it comes to choosing the right foods for a healthier lifestyle.

“It's important to eat well and learning to make the right choices is just one of the steps in creating a better lifestyle,” said Close.

Food classes are offered monthly. To attend, contact Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) EFNEP Educator Mary Close at [email protected].

CCE of Chenango County is a part a regional program called Southern Tier SNAP-Ed NY.

Additional healthy choice recipes are offered at the SNAP-ED website at https://snapedny.org/.

SNAP-Ed NY’s official page at the CCE website explains the program and how they teach people to shop for and cook healthy meals while on a limited budget.

Southern Tier SNAP-Ed is funded by USDA's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-SNAP. SNAP provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. To find out more, go to www.myBenefits.ny.gov.