In EFNEP you will learn to make healthy food choices, manage your food dollars, keep food safe, and balance a healthy diet with physical activity.
EFNEP will help you learn to feed your family better.
In EFNEP, you learn to:
Make healthy choices for the whole family.
• Choose healthy foods
• Prepare nutritious snacks
• Incorporate physical activity
• Choose foods for healthy pregnancy
• Make healthy food choices for infants’ and children’s development
Prepare delicious and safe food.
• Prepare new recipes
• Taste new foods
• Acquire cooking skills
• Learn about food safety and storage
• Achieve good personal hygiene
Make money and food resources go further.
• Plan meals
• Make grocery lists
• Shop wisely for groceries
• Budget food dollars and food stamps
• Use food labels to choose best buys
To assist low-income youth and families with young children to acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes, and changed behavior necessary to choose nutritionally sound diets and to contribute to their personal development and the improvement of total family diet and nutritional welfare.
Today’s Mom Curriculum Developed by Auburn University, Eating Smart Being Active Curriculum Developed by Colorado State University, and the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) Curriculum