EFNEP is a federally funded nutrition education program conducted through the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in every state and U.S. territory.  In Indiana, EFNEP is in 23 of Indiana's 92 counties.  The program utilizes trained professionals to deliver the educational message in homes, groups, or at community sites.

        Adults - Women who are responsible for planning and preparing the family's meal.  EFNEP targets
                      households with children birth to age 12.
        Pregnant teens and adults - are reached through the "Have A Healthy Baby" program.

        Primarily in the homes of those served, but can also be taught in clincs, churches, and community sites.

        EFNEP consists of 2-lesson modules.  Each lesson is about 45 minutes in length and includes a variety of hands-on activities, visuals and suggests recipe preparation.

Core lessons include the following topics:

• Starting with the Basics
• Planning Meals
• Saving Money at the Supermarket
• The Food Guide Pyramid
• The Nutrition Facts Label -- How to Read and Use
• Food Safety
• Breakfast and Snacks -- The Importance of Both
• Feeding the Young Child

• The Grain Group
• The Vegetable Group
• The Fruit Group
• The Dairy Group
• The Protein Group
•  Eating Right and Living Healthy

     EFNEP refers participants to community assistance programs such as WIC, Food Stamps, Healthy Families,
Division of Family and Children, Nesting Doves, Healthy Children, and Bona Vista.

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