FOOD ASSISTANCE
Basic Food in Washington State, known as food stamps or SNAP, uses an EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) system that works like a debit card that income-qualified people can use to get monthly support for groceries.
- Do I qualify for Basic Food/EBT? To find out, Washington State needs to know your:
- Household size – How many people you live and buy/make food with.
- Income – How much money your household makes. This includes both earned income (the money you make from jobs) and unearned income (cash assistance, Social Security, unemployment insurance, and child support, etc.).
- To apply for Basic Food/EBT – You can apply for EBT online, in person at your local DSHS office, or by calling the the Washington SNAP hotline (1.877.501.2233).
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HEALTHY EATING & NUTRITION EDUCATION
FOR ADULTS
Cooking Matters at Home
Solid Ground’s Community Food Education (CFE) program hosts cooking and nutrition classes to support healthy and holistic living on a budget. The CFE team created this series of cooking videos to offer resources, tips, and tricks that you can practice at home.
Banana Oat Bars
Dried Black Beans
Fried Rice
Overnight Oats
Cooking Matters in the Community
Cooking Matters in Your Community
These simple instructions for leading food-based demonstrations include checklists, sample outlines, cooking tips, and a wealth of activities, handouts and recipes you can use!
Cooking Matters National Website
A great resource for lots of healthy, budget-friendly recipes.
FOR KIDS
Nutrition Handouts for Kids
Help elementary school-age kids have fun and learn about healthy food at the same time! These short colorful handouts have healthy eating and cooking activities that are great for parents and teachers, or anyone with children in their lives.
Cooking Activities for Kids
This easy-to-use toolkit of simple activities helps young children learn about new foods and how to make healthy food choices. Activities include identifying, tasting, buying and preparing food, as well as food origins and culture.
Recipes for Kids
These healthy recipes for kids grades K-5 are prepared by our Community Food Educators in several elementary schools throughout Seattle!
ENGLISH
- Kindergarten:
Little Pea’s Green Smoothies - 1st Grade:
Bibimbap - 2nd Grade:
Whole Wheat Pancakes - 3rd Grade:
MyPlate Quesadillas - 4th Grade:
Pupusas de Queso with Kale & Spinach - 5th Grade:
Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls
ESPAÑOL
- Receta de jardín de infantes:
Licuado de frutas - Receta de primer grado:
Bibimbap - Receta de segundo grado:
Panqueques de harina integral - Receta de tercer grado:
Quesadillas MyPlate - Receta de cuarto grado:
Pupusas de queso con col rizada y espinacas - Receta quinto grado:
Rollos de verduras Vietnamitas
GROW YOUR OWN FOOD
Local Gardening Resources
Have questions about gardening in the Pacific Northwest? These resources can help!
The Garden Hotline ~ 206.633.0224 ~ help@gardenhotline.org
Local gardening experts from Seattle Tilth can answer all of your yard and garden questions (language interpretation available).
Gardening Publications
Gardening for Good Nutrition
This guide to growing your own healthy food has easy-to-follow gardening and vegetable cooking advice, basic nutrition information, steps a beginning gardener can take to set up container or yard gardens, composting advice, and a list of community resources
Growing Food in the City
This Seattle Public Utilities publication is a good guide for beginning and experienced gardeners (available in multiple languages on request: 206.633.0224 or TTY: 206.233.7241).