Debbie Luppold
Extension Professor/Specialist, Food & Nutrition

Debbie provides statewide leadership for the Nutrition Connections program, supervising staff, handling the budget and developing curriculum.

Debbie joined UNH Cooperative Extension in 1986. She provides statewide leadership for the Nutrition Connections Program. Staff provides educational programming to limited income individuals, seniors, groups, and youth to teach the basics of nutrition, food safety, shopping wisely for food, menu planning and reading food labels. People are reached through home study courses, group or individual meetings, television commercials, and newsletters. Nutrition Connections also assists schools in improving the nutrition environment.

• R.D., L.D., Registered and Licensed Dietitian

• BS-Human Nutrition, University of Massachusetts

• MS-Nutrition, Teaching Emphasis, Boston University

• Society for Nutrition Education

• Stretching food dollars to eat better for less

• Preventing illness by handling food safely

• Fitting in more physical activity into your life

• Reading food labels to choose healthier foods

• Helping children develop healthy eating habits

• Cooking quick, low cost meals and snacks that are tasty and healthy

• Eating healthier to help prevent chronic disease

• Planning healthy meals

• Using concepts from the Dietary Guidelines and MyPyramid to make healthy changes in nutrition and physical activity

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• Family and Consumer Resources Staff
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