The Trump administration has eliminated funding for SNAP-Ed, a nutrition education program meant to help low-income families in Connecticut eat healthier and prevent obesity.

SNAP-Ed funds organizations like the Hispanic Health Council, which provide nutrition workshops, cooking classes and healthy food education to schools and communities.

“The goal was to empower people who receive SNAP or the food assistance to be able to shop for and eat healthier diets,” said Valerie Duffy, a dietitian with the University of Connecticut. “Because it's challenging for anyone to eat a healthy diet, but especially if you have a limited food budget.”

She said that, in general, people don't eat healthy across the United States. Only a little more than half of all Americans meet the baseline for healthy

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