Nutrition Education Class Options
Are you or someone you know interested in improving you and your family’s health, saving money at the store, and basic nutrition tips? Are you pregnant or do you have children under 19 in the household? Are you between the ages of 18-25 and do not have children? Are you part of a community agency that works with parents or caregivers that would like to host an EFNEP class?
EFNEP has several in-person, distance, and hybrid class options available for adults.
Eating Smart, Being Active*
- 9 lesson series lead by an EFNEP educator
- Taught one-to-one or to a group at varying times
- Participants learn about healthy eating, meal planning, food budgeting, food safety, and have a chance to make new recipes at home.
- This class incorporates:
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- A lesson video (15 minutes) and a physical activity segment by video (15 minutes) to watch at home
- A link to a new tasty and fun recipe to make at home
- A live, interactive meeting lead by a nutrition educator by phone or by Zoom (30 minutes)
- Participants will have access to a free app that contains free recipes, a step counter, a physical activity tracker, and a unit price calculator to help you save money at the store.
- After completion of the class, participants will receive a graduation certificate, reusable shopping bag, grocery list, vegetable peeler, produce scrub brush, water bottle, cookbook, measuring cups and spoons, a freezer thermometer and a food thermometer.
Create Better Health!*
- 4 lesson series lead by an EFNEP educator for no more than 30-45 minutes each lesson
- Taught one-to-one or to a group at varying times
- Participants learn about healthy eating, meal planning, food budgeting, food safety and have a chance to make new recipes at home
- Participants will receive follow up materials and access to free videos
- After completion of the class, participants will receive a graduation certificate, reusable shopping bag, grocery list, vegetable peeler, produce scrub brush, water bottle, cookbook, measuring cups and spoons, a freezer thermometer and a food thermometer.
*Both Eating Smart, Being Active and Create Better Health course can have a Cooking Matters® at the Store Tour added as part of the class. After completion of the class with the tour, participants will receive a $10 Hannaford gift card.
10 Steps to a Healthier You — Online Series
- 10 lesson series: each video lesson is 15-20 minutes in length
- Self-led online learning through interactive videos, printable worksheets
- Participants learn about healthy eating (MyPlate), family meal planning, budgeting at the store, and food safety
- You have individual access to EFENP educators who provide discussion-based learning using Zoom or the telephone
- Graduation certificates and a recipe book are emailed upon completion of the 10 sessions
- 10 Steps to a Healthier You can also be completed through the mail, along with one in-person Cooking Matters® at the Store Tour