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Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)

EFNEP offers a series of interactive, practical lessons in basic nutrition, food preparation, food budget management, and food safety in settings convenient for you. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program is sponsored by the USDA and implemented by K-State Research & Extension.

Participants will learn how to:

  • Buy healthy food on a budget.
  • Plan nutritious and quick meals.
  • Prepare and taste recipes your family will love.

We serve parents with young children and pregnant women who are eligible for:

  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
  • WIC
  • Head Start
  • Children who receive free and reduced lunch

EFNEP offers a series of classes to churches, recreation centers, and other organizations in Crawford, Labette, Montgomery, and Wilson Counties. All classes are completely FREE!

Available EFNEP class series:

  • Eating Smart and Moving More-5 Lessons (Families, parent focus) 
  • Choose Health: Food, Fun, Fitness- 6 Lessons , (6th – 8th grade) 
  • Junior Chef Cooking Camp- 1 Lesson per day for 5 days in a row (6th -8th Grade)

  For more information, please contact Katherine Pinto at 620-232-1930.

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