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Lessons
Learned
 Utah State’s
Family Nutrition Program helped low-income families improve meal-
planning knowledge and food-buying skills. Participants saved an
average of $31.22 on monthly grocery bills.
The New Mexico
State Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
graduates more
than 3,000 families annually. In addition, about 6,000 youth
graduate from summer in school and after-school food and
nutrition education programs. More than 80 percent of adult
participants improved their nutritional practices, such as making
sure their children eat breakfast.
Wyoming Extension
nutrition educators delivered the “Cent$ible Nutrition”
program to 913 clients in 18 counties. More than 90 percent of
the participants completed the program within 12 months and
reported increased nutrition knowledge.
The
Washington State Food $ence program reached 30,000
children and adults. A survey of 887 participants found that 59
percent used the USDA Food Pyramid to plan healthful meals, 42
percent limited the amount of salt when preparing food, 51
percent read food labels to choose more nutritious foods, and 54
percent chose low-fat foods.
 A preliminary cost analysis
by Montana EFNEP showed that every dollar spent on
nutrition education resulted $8.82 in future health care savings.
Ninety-three percent of EFNEP and Food Stamp
Nutrition Education Program participants in
the state improved food practices or food resource management
practices. More than 40 families on Crow Reservation
learned food preservation, nutrition, gardening, and started home
gardens after participating in the project.
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