Family Nutrition

Education Programs

Nutrition and Life Skills for Missouri FamiliesFNEP

FNEP assists low-income Missourians

Nutritional needs include:

AvailabilitySafety

Nutritional Quality

Target Audience

School-Age Youth

Pregnant Teens & AdultsInfants

Preschool Children

Supporting Adults

Objective

The Family Nutrition Education Program

FNEP

What is FNEP?

EFNEP

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

FNP

Family Nutrition Program

Family Nutrition Education Program Counties

= EFNEP and FNP Supported Counties

Family Nutrition Program

Target AudienceEligible for food stamps

Series of lessons preferred12-18 lessons for adults5-7 lessons for youth

Funding requires 1:1 in-kind match with public agencies

Show-Me Nutrition for Youth

• Let’s Read about Healthy Eating• Adventures in Nutrition with the Show-Me Chef• Fun with Food and Fitness• Building MyPyramid• Building MyBody• Choosing Foods for Me• Exploring MyPyramid • Digging Deeper• Choices & Challenges

Additional programs

• Growing with Plants

• Food Power

• Kids in the Kitchen

• Chick It Out

• Teenage Parents

• Destination Wellness

FNP Connects Statewide

• Number of participants for FY 2004 : 211,048

Total educational contacts: 1,372,903

• Number of groups that participated: 6,178

143 Alternative or special education groups

296 groups outside of the school setting

• Number of youth participants: 198,481

• Number of adult participants: 12,567

Nutrition classes for youth

• 25,600 low-income youth in over 200 groups.

• Most programs included seven lessons

Kids learning to make healthy

choices

Educational Activities

Food Prep

Food Power

Handwashing

Results of the program showed the following:

• 94% of the students tasted the food offered• 98% of the teachers reported one or more

changes in students after FNP• 82% of the students had improved hand

washing• 38% are more physically active• 58% made healthier meal and/or snack

choices

• 77% make healthier nutrition choices

• 83% are more aware of nutrition

• 60% are more willing to try new foods

• 98% want us back in their classroom next year

• 97% said the program was excellent or good

Teachers’ changes (self reported)

Expanded Foods and Nutrition Education Program

Target audienceIncome within 185% of poverty

Children in home under 19

Series of 12-18 lessonsNo match required for funding

Through EFNEP we worked with the following federal and privately supported agencies• WIC• Head Start• Churches• Teen Pregnancy Centers• Food Pantries• Shelters• YMCA After School Programs• Salvation Army• 4H• Day Care Centers

• Reached 2,751 families

• 38% minority

• 4,268 youth

• Served 64 of the 83 (77%) WIC offices

• Served 13 of the 39 (33%)Food Stamp offices

• Partnered with 223 agencies

EFNEP Facts at a Glance

EFNEP Impact

Food Safety 50% of participants more often

practiced not thawing their foods at room temperature

Managing Food

• 78% more often planned meals in advance

• 76% more often compared food prices

• 75% more often used a grocery list for shopping

• 36% less often ran out of food before the end of the month

Healthy Food Choices

• 74% more often thought about healthy food choices when deciding what to feed their families

• 61% more often prepared foods without adding salt

• 82% more often used the food label to make food choices

Missouri Nutrition Network

• “Eat for Health: It’s All About You and Your Family Too” Campaign

• Network is composed of public and private agencies and organizations to link efforts of food and nutrition services

• The objective of this statewide effort is for all agencies to deliver a consistent nutrition education message to limited resource audiences

Employment Opportunities

• Nutrition Program Assistant

• Nutrition Program Associate

• Extension Associate

• Regional Nutrition and Health Education Specialist

• Program Coordinator

• State Nutrition Specialist

Credits

The Family Nutrition Education Program (FNEP) is a funded by the USDA, Food and Nutrition Services. The funding is channeled to the University of Missouri Extension Human Environmental Sciences through the Missouri Division of Family Services.

The University of Missouri Extension does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran in employment or programs.