What is EFNEP?
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is a flagship nutrition education program funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). We are located in every state of the U.S. territory and administered by the land-grant university in each state. In Texas, we are administered by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M University System. Since 1969 EFNEP has worked in the most populated Texas counties.
In Harris County, EFNEP assists low-income families, particularly those with young children to acquire knowledge, skills, and behavior change necessary for nutritionally sound diets and contributing to the improvement of the total welfare of more than 16,000 families.
Trained EFNEP Nutrition Education Assistants and Associates offer a series of classes for adults or youth in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. These nutrition education series address healthy eating, family meal planning, food purchasing basics, food safety, basic food preparation, and the importance of including physical activities in daily life. Through hands-on cooking demonstrations and physical activity breaks, we encourage our participants to make small changes that have large impacts on their lives and the lives of their families.
In 2019 we were proud to celebrate 50 years of EFNEP education! For more information on EFNEP classes please visit our website efnep.tamu.edu or like us on Facebook at facebook.com/HarrisTXEFNEP.
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