Food Talk: Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

Do you help your family or community by caring for children? Are you interested in learning more about simple, healthy food options to provide them?

Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Do you help your family or community by caring for children? Are you interested in learning more about simple, healthy food options to provide them? Join us to receive free nutrition education, cooking demonstrations, and healthy meal samples. Program in Action The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program is nationally known as EFNEP. EFNEP is a federally funded program offered by the UGA Extension and Fort Valley State University. EFNEP has been helping parents (and grandparents!) learn how to feed their children healthier meals and snacks for over 40 years. Who Do We Serve? Families with Children EFNEP works with agencies that serve families with children. A series of 6 EFNEP nutrition education sessions are provided on improving dietary needs to reduce the risk of chronic diseases (e.g., childhood/adult obesity, hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes); menu planning; stretching your food dollars; food safety to prevent foodborne illness; recipe demonstrations; and incorporating physical activity daily. Benefits of EFNEP EFNEP nutrition education sessions will show participants how to: Increase the dollars saved on food purchases. Reduce unhealthy food practices. Reduce childhood obesity. Increase safe food practices. Reduce the risk of foodborne illness. Increase healthy eating practices. Reduce the risk of chronic illnesses. To learn more about EFNEP, please visit the UGA EFNEP website.