Bringing
Research Home
The Expanded Food and
Nutrition Program (EFNEP) and Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program (FSNEP)
teach skills in nutrition, food safety, sanitation, meal planning and
food budgeting in the homes of participants. Oregon State EFNEP
educators delivered nutrition education programs to 854 families with
1,256 children 19 years of age and younger. Wyoming Extension
nutrition educators delivered the Cent$ible Nutrition program to 913
clients in 18 of the state's counties.  More than 90 percent of the
participants graduated from the program within a year. New Mexico
State’s nutrition education program graduates more than 3,000
families annually. In addition, about 6,000 youth graduate from
summer, in-school and after-school food and nutrition education
programs. Utah State helped low-income families improve meal
planning knowledge and food buying skills, saving an average of $31 on
monthly grocery bills. Nevada's "Chefs for Kids"
reached more than 11,000 students. About 80 percent of program
graduates understood the connection between healthy diets, exercise,
energy and overall health.
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